Voters pick replacement for disgraced ex-congressman Eric Swalwell with ‘West Coast AOC’

Voters in Alameda County were back at the polls Tuesday — just two weeks after the primary election — to decide who will replace disgraced ex-congressman Eric Swalwell, whose career imploded after disturbing allegations of rape and sexual assault derailed his candidacy for California governor. Despite months of controversy surrounding the Democrat, voters in deep-blue East Bay aren’t breaking their habit. With 80% of ballots counted as of 8:32 p.m., Democrat Aisha Wahab led the field with 42.6% of the vote, short of the 50% needed to avoid a runoff under California’s top-two system. Trailing the frontrunner, Melissa Hernandez held...