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LA Times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...onal-race.html

Ending a bitter special congressional election for the South Bay area, Democrat Janice Hahn defeated Republican Craig Huey on Tuesday.

Unofficial election night returns showed the Los Angeles city councilwoman with 54.6% of the vote, compared with the businessman's 45.4%
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Hahn's victory will prompt a special election to fill her city council seat, which covers an area from Watts to San Pedro. At least one would-be successor, firefighter Pat McOsker, made his candidacy official Tuesday night.