Democrat Derek Tran has taken the lead over GOP Rep. Michelle Steel in California's 45th Congressional District with 6% of the vote still uncounted two weeks after the election.
Votes are still being counted in California two weeks after the election, and a Democratic challenger in a key U.S. House race has just taken the lead against the Republican incumbent. With 94% of the votes counted, Democrat Derek Tran now leads GOP Rep. Michelle Steel by 102 votes in California’s 45th Congressional District after Steel had maintained a lead since Election Day.
President-elect Trump endorsed Steel in October, calling her one of the nation's 'strongest congresswomen.' The race between Steel and Tran was the most expensive House race in the country with more than $46 million spent, LAist reported. Five House races have yet to be called across the country. Democrats lead in two of them, and Republicans lead in three. In addition to California's 45th, Democrats lead in Ohio's 9th Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur is up by roughly 1,000 votes with 99% of ballots counted. Republicans hold leads in Iowa's 1st Congressional District, California's 13th District and Alaska's At-Large Congressional District.
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