California state lawmaker Aisha Wahab won the special election for the U.S. House seat previously held by Eric Swalwell, according to results reported Thursday. The contest took place in California's 14th Congressional District, a solidly Democratic seat in the San Francisco Bay Area that Swalwell had held since 2013 before departing earlier this year.

Wahab, a state senator, defeated her Republican opponent in a district where Democrats hold a commanding registration advantage. Her victory was widely expected given the partisan lean of the district, and she is set to join the House as one of the first Muslim women to serve in Congress.

The race drew national attention in part because of outside spending by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC, which opposed Wahab's candidacy. Despite that opposition and significant independent expenditures, Wahab prevailed, a result that drew commentary from political observers across the spectrum about the limits of outside money in heavily partisan districts.

Wahab will serve the remainder of the current congressional term and is expected to seek a full term in the November 2026 general election. Her win does not change the overall partisan balance of the House, as the seat was already held by a Democrat.