PoliticsWhat to know about California’s special election to replace Eric Swalwell

California’s 14th Congressional District is choosing between State Senator Aisha Wahab and transit official Melissa Hernandez in a special election to replace Eric Swalwell. The increasingly combative race has drawn about $4.1m in outside spending, including millions from AIPAC-affiliated groups, and has become a proxy fight over the Democratic Party’s direction.

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