FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, 2026
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Melissa Hernandez Statement on Election Results
DUBLIN, CA — Melissa Hernandez, Democratic candidate for California's 14th Congressional District, issued the following statement on election results the night of Tuesday, August 18th:
“Tonight is too close to call. Thousands of ballots have not been counted yet, including every ballot dropped in a box today. Every vote needs to be counted.
8 weeks ago people told us this race would not be close.
In the late summer heat, our volunteers knocked doors and dialed phones to make this a competitive race.
Our fight will not change: lowering the cost of housing, health care, groceries, and child care. That’s what I have worked on my whole career, and that’s what I will fight for in Congress.
We go again in eleven weeks.”
To learn more about Melissa Hernandez and her campaign, visit melissahernandez2026.com.
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California's 14th Congressional District lies entirely within Alameda County in California's East Bay, encompassing the cities of Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, and Union City in full, along with portions of Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, and San Leandro. The district has roughly 429,000 registered voters; 50% Democrats, 27% with no party preference, and 18% Republicans. CA-14 residents are approximately 40% Asian, 24% Latino, 23% non-Hispanic White, and 5% Black, with the remainder multiracial, Pacific Islander, or Native American. There are two upcoming general elections, a special general election on August 18, 2026, to complete the term vacated by former Rep. Eric Swalwell (running through January 2027), and the regular general election on November 3, 2026, for the full term beginning January 2027.
