Ami Bera creates history, wins Congressional elections

November 16, 2012 09:39

Ami Bera today won the Congressional election from California, creating history by becoming only the third Indian-American ever to have been elected for the US House of Representatives.

While the counting of votes is still going on, local daily Sacramento Bee said that Bera has defeated incumbent Republican Dan Lungren for the election to California's Seventh Congressional District held on November 6.

The Sacramento County Registrar of Voters announced today that Bera increased his lead against Lungren in the race and is now ahead by 2.2 per cent and leads by 5,696 votes.

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