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2026Final resultsSpecial election

2026 runoff for California's 14th District

U.S. House · California

Aisha Wahab (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Melissa Hernandez (D) by 6.2 points.

Aisha WahabDemocrat · winner
53.1%51,734
46.9%45,700
97,434 votes

Source: State and county election authorities (CA, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MN, SC, WA)Updated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026

Races before and after

EvenD+38.72022D+35.52024D+51.22026 special election

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)