California Republican who voted to impeach Trump wins reelection

Rep. David Valadao, 1 of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump implicit the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, connected Monday became lone the 2nd 1 to beryllium reelected.

Valadao (R-Calif.) held a 3 percent constituent borderline implicit Democratic challenger Rudy Salas, a subordinate of the authorities Assembly, successful California’s 22nd District erstwhile the contention was called successful his favor. The territory is located successful the state’s Central Valley.

He had been archetypal elected to Congress successful 2012 successful the 21st District. He was defeated for reelection successful 2018 but regained the spot successful 2020 and past shifted to the 22nd aft redistricting.

Republicans had clinched a House bulk past Wednesday. Valadao’s triumph gives them an borderline of 219-212 successful the adjacent House, with 4 races inactive to beryllium decided, 1 successful Alaska (where the Democrat is ahead), 1 successful Colorado (where the Republican is hardly up but the Democrat has conceded) and 2 much successful California (where the Republicans are somewhat ahead).

Among the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump successful aboriginal 2021, the lone different victor was Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), who won decisively earlier this period aft surviving a situation from Trump-endorsed Republican Loren Culp successful an all-party primary. Valadao had besides made it retired of an all-party primary.

Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Tom Rice (R-S.C.), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) and Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) all mislaid their primaries. The different 4 — Reps. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), Fred Upton (R-Mich.), John Katko (R-N.Y.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) — did not question different term.