Farmer John Duarte defeats Assemblyman Adam Gray in California's 13th Congressional District. Both highlighted local roots and political independence.
in the Central Valley, defeating Democratic Assemblyman Adam Gray despite Democrats’ strong voter registration advantage in the district.
No incumbent chose to run in California’s heavily agricultural 13th Congressional District, adjusted in theto include all of Merced County and parts of several others. Democrats have a 14.3-percentage-point voter registration edge, but low turnout among Democrats and Latinos — who make up just over 50% of the population that is eligible to vote — as well as the independent nature of politics in the region have made races unpredictable here.
Duarte, 56, is a fourth-generation farmer from Modesto whose family nursery — one of the largest in the nation — grows almonds, pistachios and grapes. His fight with the federal government over allegations that he damaged wetlands to plant wheat drew the support of conservatives concerned about overreach by federal agencies. Duarte ultimately settled and paid $1.1 million.
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