Special Elections Results June 16 To Fill Eric Swalwell's Vacant Congressional Seat For District 14

(SAN RAMON, CA.) – California’s Special Primary Election took place on June 16.

During this election, candidates competed to fill Eric Swalwell’s vacant seat through the end of the current term in the House of Representatives for District 14. 

This district includes Hayward, Pleasanton, Livermore, Union City, and parts of Dublin and Fremont.

Photo Credit: https://electionmaps.alamedacountyca.gov/ 

The former congressman resigned from his seat in the House as well as withdrew from the gubernatorial race after being accused of sexual assault in April.

Candidates Aisha Wahab and Melissa Hernandez have already advanced from the June 2 primary to the general election to compete for this position, and both appeared in the special election as well.

Photo Credit: https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2026/06/california-primary-election-results-june-2026/ 

According to the California State Portal, these are the top four candidates for the Special Primary Election with their parties and number of votes:

• Aisha Wahab (D) - 45,380

Aisha Wahab is currently the Senator for District 10. Her campaign while running for District 14 focused mostly on affordable housing.

• Melissa Hernandez (D) - 17,848

Melissa Hernandez is a former mayor of Dublin, CA., and currently serves as the board president of BART. Her campaign focused on tackling the cost of living in California. 

• Rakhi Israni Singh (D) - 14,160

Rakhi is an attorney in California with an active license. Her campaign focused also on improving the cost of living in California.

• Wendy Huang (R) - 9,908

Wendy Huang is an immigrant and a retired tech CEO. Her campaign focuses on tackling a multitude of topics including cost of living, immigration, healthcare, and more.

Photo Credit: https://ballotpedia.org/California%27s_14th_Congressional_District_special_election,_2026 

Any candidate winning over 50% of the vote would automatically fill Eric Swalwell’s position. Aisha Wahab, the leading candidate, leads with only 42.2% of the vote.

Due to the lack of an immediate winner, the top two candidates will proceed to a runoff election taking place on Aug. 18. 

The candidate who wins the runoff election will serve the rest of Eric Swalwell’s term through December 2026. 

To add or correct any information in this report, please contact me at madison.v@lead4earth.org.