Races for California House seats that Democrats hoped to flip are still too close to call
LOS ANGELES - A prominent Republican congressman in California appeared to have lost his seat early Wednesday but election returns showed some of the hardest-fought House races in the state remained too close to call as votes still came in.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Harley Rouda held a lead over longtime Republican incumbent Dana Rohrabacher of Costa Mesa, although the race had not been officially called. Rohrabacher was first elected to Congress in 1988.
Republicans Jeff Denham of Turlock and Mimi Walters of Laguna Beach appeared to have survived strong challenges in their districts.
Steve Knight of Palmdale, another endangered Republican, was trailing Democrat Katie Hill but the race was too close to call.
Another Republican, Young Kim,
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