Control of the California congressional seat vacated by former Rep. Eric Swalwell remained undecided in the early hours after Tuesday's special election, as votes continued to be counted. Swalwell resigned from Congress in April following sexual assault allegations from at least five women, allegations that also derailed his simultaneous bid for California governor, which he subsequently abandoned. The unresolved contest highlights ongoing fallout within California's Democratic Party from the scandal.

Two Democratic women are competing to succeed Swalwell: progressive state Senator Aisha Wahab and moderate Democrat Melissa Hernandez, president of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board. The race pits the party's progressive and moderate wings against each other in a traditionally safe Democratic district, with the outcome still too close to call as counting continued into Wednesday morning.