California lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins special election to succeed Eric Swalwell in Congress

Wahab, a California state senator, defeated Bay Area Rapid Transit board president Melissa Hernandez in the East Bay district after a closely watched Democratic battle.

Progressives rallied around Aisha Wahab in California's 14th district after she became a prime target for AIPAC in the final days of the campaign

Swalwell resigned from Congress in April amid allegations of sexual assault, which he has denied.

She won the primary for the special election for the final months of Swalwell’s term by more than 20 points over Hernandez, the president of the board of directors for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) agency.