Vince Fong Wins Special Election to Complete McCarthy's Term
California Assemblyman Vince Fong secures a congressional seat, bolstering GOP's slim House majority.
- Fong defeated fellow Republican Mike Boudreaux with over 60% of the vote.
- The election fills the vacancy left by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
- Fong, backed by Trump and McCarthy, will serve until January before facing Boudreaux again in November.
- The victory increases the Republican majority in the House to 218 seats.
- Key primary results in other states show incumbents holding their ground and mixed outcomes for progressives.