SACRAMENTO, California — Democratic state Sen. Dave Min has advanced to the November general election in California’s competitive 47th Congressional District.
He will face Republican Scott Baugh, a former state lawmaker, for the Orange County seat that could be crucial in determining which party controls the House.
It is currently held by Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, who decided not to seek re-election and instead ran for the U.S. Senate. She didn’t make it through that primary.
Min defeated fellow Democrat Joanna Weiss in the Super Tuesday elections in one of the dirtiest primaries of the cycle. Weiss’ campaign attacked Min last year over a drunk driving arrest.
Weiss, who founded a grassroots political advocacy group, was running for office for the first time. She said she looks forward to working with Min to keep the seat in Democratic hands.
“While this is not the outcome we had hoped for, I know we all did our utmost to win this election. We brought in new voters and mobilized communities across the district,” she said in a statement.