Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, pursuing a rare opportunity to propel his political career to Washington D.C., took an early lead Tuesday night in an expensive, high-profile race against Assemblymember Evan Low to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, who is retiring after more than three decades in Congress.

Preliminary, unofficial results in the latest published returns at 5:30pm from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties showed Liccardo with 117,905 votes and Low with 79,079 votes, a 60%-40% split.

OAKLAND, Calif. Election Day 2024 has arrived and millions of Californians are casting their votes in key races, both locally and nationally. California residents are voting on an array of Congressional House races,

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is leading in Silicon Valley's hottest congressional race over state Assemblymember Evan Low in an unprecedented showdown between two powerful, liberal Bay Area politicians.

Democratic candidates Assemblymember Evan Low and former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo are vying to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo in Congress after she announced her retirement last year, with both collectively spending more than $7.4 million to boost their message to voters in the district that includes parts of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.

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