Republican David Valadao Unseats Democrat T.J. Cox in California; Avenges 2018 Loss
Republican David Valadao has defeated incumbent Rep. T.J. Cox (D-CA) in the close race for California’s 21st congressional district, according to Decision Desk.

Republican David Valadao has defeated incumbent Rep. T.J. Cox (D-CA) in the close race for California’s 21st congressional district, according to Decision Desk.
First-term Rep. T.J. Cox (D-CA) “failed to disclose ties to five businesses, two of which he is still listed as a primary owner or director,” while running for Congress, according to an investigation by the Fresno Bee.
Democrat T.J. Cox overtook incumbent Republican Rep. David Valadao in California’s 21st congressional district in late ballot counts Monday — nearly three weeks after Election Day.
Democrats appeared to take three out of the seven vulnerable U.S. House seats they had targeted in California in the 2018 midterm elections, as their party took the U.S. House overall, though Republicans held on in four of the districts.
Democrat T.J. Cox is running against incumbent Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) in California’s 21st congressional district, in a race Democrats say they need to win. There is one small problem: he has a “principal residence” across the country, in Maryland.