Rep. Lungren (R-Calif.) loses reelection bid [View all]
Source: The Hill
Rep. Lungren loses reelection bid
By Cameron Joseph - 11/15/12 08:26 PM ET
Democrat Ami Bera has defeated Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) in one of the closest House races of the cycle.
Bera and Lungren finished within a few hundred votes of one another on election night, but Bera's lead has grown in recent days as mail-in and provisional ballots were counted. He leads Lungren by slightly less than 4,000 votes with some ballots still left to be counted.
The Associated Press called the race for Bera late Thursday evening.
The contest was a rematch between the two: Bera narrowly lost to Lungren in 2010, surprising observers with a better-than-expected performance and strong fundraising skills.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/268381-associated-press-calls-house-race-for-bera-over-lungren
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