Continuing Tuesday night’s disappointing pattern, Democrat Randy Villegas has defeated Republican incumbent David Valadao in California’s 22nd Congressional District.
Yes, this is California, but believe it or not, this race was supposed to be competitive, even after the district’s boundaries were redrawn as part of the state’s redistricting effort earlier this year. Polling generally showed the Democrat with a narrow lead, though some surveys suggested a much wider gap. Valadao, however, had a history of fending off strong Democrat challengers.
On Tuesday night, that luck finally ran out, as Democrats flipped yet another Republican-held seat.