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Hard work ahead for Democrat against 15-term Rohrabacher in California congressional district

In the early morning hours after the June 5 primary, Democrat Harley Rouda declared victory in California's 48th Congressional District.

"I look forward to defeating Dana Rohrabacher," he said in a statement, even though he was only a few dozen votes ahead of fellow Democrat Hans Keirstead for a shot at unseating the 15-term Republican incumbent.

By the time Keirstead conceded last week and Rouda had won the second spot on the ballot by a margin of only 125 votes, he was more measured. "No one's going to be calling me 'Landslide Harley,'

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