Afghanistan, Nov. 4 -- Afghan American Democrat Aisha Wahab is leading fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez in California's 14th Congressional District race, with early results showing a clear advantage.
According to KQED and election results reported by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters, Wahab held 56.8 percent of the vote, compared with 43.1 percent for Hernandez, after about 51 percent of votes had been counted. The report had not yet declared a winner in the race at the time of the latest reported figures.
Wahab, who became the first Afghan American to serve in the US Congress after winning an August special election, is seeking a full two-year term beginning in January 2027. She previously served in the California State Senate and ...