GOP Congressman Darrell Issa narrowly wins re-election

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Darrell Issa, an eight-term Republican congressman, has narrowly won re-election in California's 49th congressional district.

It took several weeks to count late mail-in ballots and those filled out at polling places, and on Monday, with only a few left to tally, Issa has a 2,300 vote lead over Democrat Doug Applegate. Issa is the former chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the wealthiest member of Congress, making his money through a car alarm manufacturing business.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.