A fierce East Bay congressional race pits progressive state Sen. Aisha Wahab against moderate BART board director Melissa Hernandez, spotlighting deep Democratic divides over foreign policy and leadership. With millions in outside spending—much of it from pro-Israel groups backing Hernandez—the contest has become a proxy battle for the party’s future. Though Wahab won the primary easily, both candidates are locked in for November’s full-term election, signaling that internal Democratic tensions are far from settled.

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