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Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang is moving on to the November election and could be poised to unseat longtime Democratic incumbent Rep. Doris Matsui.
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Vang secured her spot Tuesday afternoon after the latest Sacramento County primary election update, according to the Associated Press. She had 30.9% of the vote, just above Matsui’s 29.1%.
Republican college student Zachariah Wooden, who surprised people with his early standing last week, is now a distant third at 22.1%. An estimated 95% of the votes are counted.
The nearly complete results confirm what many have suspected for months: Matsui is facing her toughest challenger since she first entered Congress. Matsui, who began representing the area in 2005, entered the race with overwhelming advantages in fundraising, endorsements and name recognition.
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Vang, who represents south Sacramento on the City Council, has positioned herself as a local leader capable of bringing a fresh perspective to Washington and not bound by corporate interests. She is part of a wave of progressive younger candidates trying to oust longtime and more moderate incumbents in safe blue seats across the country
“This lead shows our message is connecting,” Vang said in a written statement Tuesday afternoon. “People are tired of leaders who answer to their biggest donors instead of the families they represent. The squeeze on working families doesn’t check your party registration — and neither will I.”
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