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Bay Area voters head to the polls tonight in a high-stakes special primary to fill Eric Swalwell’s vacant House seat — and it’s just the first act in a two-week election saga that could reshape the balance of power in Washington. With Swalwell stepping down amid sexual assault allegations he denies, a dozen candidates are battling it out under California’s top-two system, where the top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to August’s general election. Democrats like Melissa Hernandez and Aisha Wahab aim to lock in the seat for the remaining 15 weeks, while Republicans like Wendy Huang push to flip the district’s narrow GOP majority. The twist? The district’s boundaries were redrawn last month — tonight’s winner serves under the old lines, but next year’s full-term winner will govern under the new map. All of it, in a reliably blue Alameda County. This isn’t just about filling a seat — it’s about power, politics, and the next chapter for Congress.

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