{"id":2375968,"date":"2024-12-04T04:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-flips-house-seat-in-california-in-last-congressional-race-to-be-decided-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T04:17:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:17:16","slug":"democrat-flips-house-seat-in-california-in-last-congressional-race-to-be-decided-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-flips-house-seat-in-california-in-last-congressional-race-to-be-decided-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat flips House seat in California in last congressional race to be decided &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-flips-house-seat-in-california-in-last-congressional-race-to-be-decided-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrat Adam Gray has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-the-second-amendment-doesnt-shrink-beneath-the-threat-of-f-15s-and-nuclear-weapons\/\" title=\"OPINION: The Second Amendment Doesn\u2019t Shrink Beneath The Threat Of F-15s And Nuclear Weapons\">emerged victorious<\/a> in California&#8217;s 13th Congressional District, successfully defeating incumbent Republican John Duarte.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">election results<\/a>, which took nearly a\u200d month to finalize \u200bfollowing the November 5 vote, showed Gray winning by a\u200d mere margin of less \u200dthan 200 \u2062votes. This close contest marks a rematch from the 2022 midterm elections, \u2064where Duarte \u2062had narrowly defeated Gray by fewer than 600 votes. Gray had anticipated a\u2064 competitive race, calling it a &#8220;photo finish.&#8221;\u200b His victory represents\u2064 a important setback\u200c for the Republican Party in California, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-this-cnn-puff-piece-makes-kamala-harris-seem-lame-and-unqualified\/\" title=\"Even in this CNN article, Kamala Harris appears uninspiring and lacking qualifications\">highlighting ongoing challenges<\/a>\u2063 for\u2064 them in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">retaining key congressional \u200dseats<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrat flips House seat in California in last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">congressional race<\/a> to be decided<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1902581\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>It took 28 days, but Adam Gray is finally going to Congress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Nearly a month after the election on November 5, the Democratic nominee for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a>&rsquo;s 13th Congressional District was finally declared the winner in a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3244002\/house-races-uncalled-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">close race that was the last to be called<\/a>. Gray defeated incumbent John Duarte (R-CA) by less than 200 votes, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was the second straight congressional election in which Duarte and Day faced off, and the second straight election won by the slimmest of margins. In 2022, Duarte defeated Gray by less than 600 votes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We always knew that this race would be as close as they come, and we&rsquo;re expecting a photo finish this year, too,&rdquo; Gray said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/themercedfocus.org\/to-the-wire-duartes-lead-over-gray-now-razor-thin-latest-results-show\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p>Duarte&rsquo;s defeat marks the latest setback for Republicans in California. Reps. Mike Garcia (R-CA) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3237309\/california-house-race-too-close-two-weeks-after\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Michelle Steel (R-CA)<\/a> were also defeated by Democratic opponents in the 2024 election. Steel&rsquo;s race also took several weeks to call, with her defeat only officially being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3244643\/michelle-steel-concedes-defeat-california-house-race-derek-tran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> on November 27.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Duarte called Gray to concede the race late Tuesday night, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s how it goes,&rdquo; Duarte <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/california-house-adam-gray-john-duarte-a1ecd3172a1a4b88ad270e0e69325b4e\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> on Tuesday night. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a citizen legislator, and I didn&rsquo;t plan on being in Congress forever.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gray is considered a centrist Democrat, according to reports, and campaigned on topics such as renewable energy sources and agricultural matters such as water shortages, a critical issue for farmers in California, Fox News <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democratic-challenger-adam-gray-flips-californias-13th-congressional-district-nations-final-house-race\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. Duarte&rsquo;s platform also tackled agrarian matters in the state while focusing on hot-button concerns such as crime and inflation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gray posted a statement on X after being officially declared the winner, stating that the &ldquo;work has just begun.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CA13?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CA13<\/a>! Let&rsquo;s get to work. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FftFIUNkei\">pic.twitter.com\/FftFIUNkei<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam C. Gray (@AdamGrayCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamGrayCA\/status\/1864120626782371866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The final results confirm this district is ready for independent and accountable leadership that always puts the Valley&rsquo;s people ahead of partisan politics,&rdquo; Gray <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamGrayCA\/status\/1864120626782371866\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But the work has just begun,&rdquo; read Gray&rsquo;s statement. &ldquo;In Washington, I&rsquo;ll work everyday [sic] to deliver the resources that the Valley needs: clean water, better educational opportunities, stronger infrastructure, and more good-paying jobs. And you can count on me to build bipartisan relationships to accomplish these goals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, let&rsquo;s get to work,&rdquo; Gray declared.<\/p>\n<p>With Gray&rsquo;s victory, Republicans currently hold a 5-seat lead in the House. This will change in the coming weeks after certain House members were nominated to be in President-elect Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1902581\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1902581\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat Adam Gray wins California House seat after 28 days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2375969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/duarte-gray-house-race-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,36274,4912,32321,38087],"class_list":["post-2375968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-congressional-race","tag-democrat","tag-election-results","tag-house-seat"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/duarte-gray-house-race-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375972,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375968\/revisions\/2375972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}