Democratic challenger Adam Gray flips California's 13th Congressional District in nation's final House race

Democrat Adam Gray has won California's 13th Congressional District race, defeating incumbent Republican Rep. John Duarte, according to The Associated Press.

California's 13th Congressional District was the past spot to beryllium called, with the territory being 1 of the astir competitory races successful the Golden State. Republicans maintained the bulk with 220, with Democrats trailing astatine 216.

Gray, a erstwhile state legislator who represented California's 21st Assembly District from 2012 to 2022, is considered a centrist Democrat who focused connected cardinal concerns for farmers successful the Central Valley similar h2o shortages. He besides campaigned connected renewable vigor solutions.

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Republican Rep. John Duarte, left, and Democrat Adam Gray. (Fresno Bee file/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

In a statement connected X, Gray wrote that the long-awaited results were confirmation that residents were acceptable for "independent and accountable leadership."

"I'm honored to go the Congressman-elect for California's 13th Congressional District. The last results corroborate this territory is acceptable for autarkic and accountable enactment that ever puts the Valley's radical up of partisan politics," helium wrote. "But the enactment has conscionable begun."

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"In Washington, I'll enactment mundane to present the resources that the Valley needs: cleanable water, amended acquisition opportunities, stronger infrastructure, and much good-paying jobs," helium wrote. "And you tin number connected maine to physique bipartisan relationships to execute these goals."

A presumption of the California authorities capitol gathering connected National Urban League California Legislative Advocacy Day connected March 13, 2024 successful Sacramento, California. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for National Urban League)

The race has been characterized arsenic 1 of the tightest successful the country. In 2022, Duarte narrowly defeated Gray by conscionable 564 votes.

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Duarte, a businessman and farmer, focused connected issues similar inflation, transgression and cultivation issues during his campaign.