Adam Gray Wins Battle For CA-13; GOP Has ONE SEAT Majority

By Krista Sullivan / December 4, 2024 / Gov & Politics / 2 minutes of reading

In California’s 13th Congressional District race, encompassing five counties from Fresno to Stanislaus, every vote counts. As of Tuesday evening, Democrat Adam Gray leads incumbent Republican John Duarte by 165 votes. Via ABC30.com:

“We saw the same thing in this congressional district two years ago,” said Merced County Registrar of Voters Mel Levey.

“In 2022, we had the second closest congressional race in the country, separated by about 500 votes. Certainly this year, we’re seeing another close race, the closest in the country, in fact.”

While the race has not been officially called by ABC News, Democrat Adam Gray declared victory over Republican Incumbent John Duarte on Tuesday night.

This leaves House Republicans with a one-seat majority, at least until special elections are held to fill the seats of the three Republicans appointed to the Trump administration.

News: GOP Rep. John Duarte has conceded to Democrat Adam Gray in the #CA13 Congressional race in California’s Central Valley. This is the final House race of the cycle to be decided, and the third House seat that Democrats flipped in California this year. https://t.co/4jXslKNTrG

— Laura J. Nelson 🦅 (@laura_nelson) December 4, 2024

In case you ever think your vote doesn’t matter, they only today called the race for CA-13 for Democrat Adam Gray, a month after the election.

Never forget your vote might be the vote that tips an election one way or another. Always vote. Always.

— Race Bannon (@racebannon.bsky.social) 2024-12-04T02:28:10.024Z

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Krista Sullivan

Krista Sullivan, who writes about politics, health, business, and finance for Hermes News, is a lifelong news junkie. She spent her childhood reading the newspaper from front to back every day and developed an interest in politics at a young age. After graduating from college, Krista worked as a reporter for several local newspapers before moving to Hermes News in 2015. She has been covering the economy since then and enjoys writing about new developments in the field.