A California Home Republican who voted to question former President Trump for his position within the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot is locked in a good race for one more time period, in keeping with a brand new ballot.
The Emerson School Polling/Inside California Politics/The Hill ballot of California’s twenty second Congressional District discovered GOP Rep. David Valadao trailing Democrat Rudy Salas amongst possible voters by 2 factors, 45 p.c to 47 p.c, with 8 p.c undecided.
Valadao is certainly one of two Republicans who voted to question Trump within the aftermath of the Jan. 6 assault remaining within the Home, together with Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.). The opposite eight Home Republicans who voted to question the previous president both declined to run for reelection or misplaced within the 2022 midterm elections.
Valadao defeated Salas by a couple of factors two years in the past, however may have an uphill climb this 12 months in a blue-leaning district. The identical ballot confirmed Vice President Harris main Trump within the district by 14 factors, 56 p.c to 42 p.c.
The race between Valadao and Salas is one of some rematches all through the nation occurring in key Home contests.
The ballot’s outcomes are an enchancment for Salas in comparison with one from late final month that confirmed him and Valadao nearly precisely even at 45 p.c. However the lead continues to be inside the margin of error.
California’s twenty second District could possibly be one of many pivotal contests in deciding who controls the Home subsequent 12 months. Democrats suppose their highway to victory might run by means of California and New York, the place a variety of susceptible Republicans are defending their seats in in any other case blue states.
The ballot was carried out from Oct. 22 to 26 amongst 525 possible voters. The credibility interval, much like margin of error, was 4.2 factors.
