Early returns showed state Sen. Aisha Wahab leading in early primary election results for an East Bay Congressional seat covering a wide swath of Alameda County.
Wahab had about 36% percent of the initial votes counted thus far in the crowded race to fill the currently vacant seat, which was previously held by Eric Swalwell. The top two finishers in the race will advance to the general election in November.
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“I think the voters spoke very loudly,” Wahab said Tuesday evening.
Wahab was well ahead of Democrat Melissa Hernandez, with about 16% of the initial vote, and Republican Wendy Huang, with about 15%.
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