Afghan-American Politician Aisha Wahab Wins California Congressional Seat

DID Press: Aisha Wahab, an Afghan-American politician and member of the Democratic Party, has won the election for California’s 14th Congressional District, defeating Melissa Hernandez to secure a full two-year term in the US House of Representatives.

According to the latest published election results, Wahab received 91,892 votes, accounting for 57.5% of the ballots counted.

Her rival, Melissa Hernandez, a member of the board of directors of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, received 67,836 votes, or 42.5%.

Wahab therefore defeated Hernandez by a margin of 24,056 votes, securing the seat for a full two-year term.

She officially began her work in the US House of Representatives in September.