TJ Cox beats Republican Rep. David Valadao to give Democrats gain of 40 House seats, seven in California
(LA Times Dodgers)

TJ Cox defeated three-term Republican Rep. David Valadao on Wednesday, giving Democrats a gain of seven House seats in California and 40 nationwide - the party´s strongest midterm showing since the Watergate era in the mid-1970s. Cox clinched his victory more than three weeks after election day,...