Rep. Duncan Hunter keeps seat despite charges
SAN DIEGO — California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter won a sixth term Wednesday despite facing federal corruption charges involving the personal spending of campaign money.
Hunter beat first-time Democratic candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar in a deeply red San Diego-area district that President Donald Trump won by double digits in 2016.
The GOP incumbent had 54 per cent of 123,000 votes cast, giving him an 8 point lead over Campa-Najjar.
The race was considered a test of partisanship in the Trump era, and Hunter became one of the few candidates in U.S. history to be re-elected while indicted.