Valadao ousted in battleground California House contest
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- The Hill reports: “Progressive challenger Randy Villegas (D) has defeated Rep. David Valadeo (R-Calif.) in the race for California’s 22nd Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Villegas’s defeat of V…”
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