Key Central Valley races could shape who controls the House of Representatives

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The determining origin successful which enactment volition power the House of Representatives for the adjacent 2 years could travel down to 3 adjacent races successful the Central Valley.

In the north, a rematch betwixt Republican Congressman John Duarte and Adam Gray.

Wednesday afternoon, Duarte was leading, with conscionable 48% of the expected ballot reporting.

The adjacent returns for Merced County are not owed retired until Friday.

Both spoke astir the authorities of the territory connected predetermination night

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"At the extremity of the day, this territory similar each different territory successful the state is conscionable looking for idiosyncratic who's going to absorption connected the district, not the governmental party," said Gray.

"I americium the azygous astir mean Republican successful congress. I ballot my district, this is simply a plaything territory and I ballot my territory and I basal up for migration reform. I basal up for communal consciousness values to assistance the section communities. I don't get wrapped up astir the axel of a clump of socially blimpish issues," said Duarte.

In the south, successful California's 22nd legislature district, David Valadao is besides starring Democrat Rudy Salas with 52 percent of the expected ballot in.

Both were expected to beryllium choky races.

More astonishing is the contention to correspond the 21st territory betwixt Congressman Jim Costa and challenger, Republican Michael Maher.

Costa leads by conscionable astir a 1000 votes, his tightest contention successful a decade.

His hostile is hoping to adjacent the gap.

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"I'm looking past enactment to solving the issues. For Fresno County, I afloat expect that we're going to proceed successful a contention that's lone going to request to marque up a mates 1000 votes," said Maher.

Costa has sailed to triumph successful the past 4 elections, maintaining the lone bluish legislature territory successful the Central Valley.

Action News reached retired to Congressman Costa for an interrogation astir the predetermination but astatine the clip of the broadcast, we had not heard backmost yet.

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