# Democratic socialist Angela Gonzales-Torres unseats Jimmy Gomez in LA House race

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/democratic-socialist-angela-gonzales-torres-unseats-jimmy-gomez-in-la-house-race/
- Published: 2026-11-04T20:05:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T20:26:19+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/angela-gonzales-torres-unseats-jimmy-gomez-in-la-house-race/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Angela Gonzales-Torres beat incumbent Jimmy Gomez in California’s 34th District.
- She received 58.7% of votes counted, with 73% of ballots tallied.
- The race was shaped by an ethics inquiry and policy disputes.

## Summary

Angela Gonzales-Torres defeated incumbent Jimmy Gomez in California’s 34th Congressional District, ending his nearly decade-long tenure. The Democratic challenger won amid a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Gomez, which he denies, saying any relationship was consensual and that he broke no House rules.

With 73% of ballots counted, Gonzales-Torres had 58.7% of the vote to Gomez’s 41.3%, according to the Associated Press. A first-time candidate and former neighbourhood council president, she campaigned on a $25 minimum wage, immigration legal representation, cleaning up lead contamination from the former Exide battery plant, and restrictions on US weapons transfers to Israel. The district has about 755,000 residents, roughly 65% of them Latino.

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