The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. November 27, 2018 Democrat Pulls Ahead in California House Race --------------------------------------------- In more election news, the Associated Press has retracted its call in an ongoing House race in California's San Joaquin Valley. Republican incumbent Congressmember David Valadao was originally declared the winner but Democrat T.J. Cox pulled into the lead Monday by just a few hundred votes. If Democrats win the seat in California's 21st congressional district, they will reach a net gain of 40 House seats. .