California Congressional Candidates Debate in Race for Pivotal House Seat

The Central Valley race was the second closest in the nation in 2022, decided by fewer than 600 votes.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 9, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.) and Democrat candidate Adam Gray met Oct. 25 in the Central Valley town of Modesto for their last debate before voters decide in November which one will represent California’s 13th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Their contest is a rematch of the 2022 election, which proved to be the second closest House race of the year—after more than 133,000 ballots were counted, fewer than 600 votes separated the two.