Democrats came out of Tuesday night with one more seat in the House of Representatives. In Oregon’s 1st district, state rep. Suzanne Bonamici beat Republican businessman Rob Cornilles in a special election to replace Rep. David Wu (D) who resigned last year. Though Bonamici won by a wide margin (58% to 41% with 69% of precincts reporting), the DCCC spent over $1 million on ads to keep the seat. The DCCC notes that Bonamici is the “third Democratic woman elected to Congress this cycle” in special elections, following Kathy Hochul, NY-26 and Janice Hahn, CA-36.
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