There's still one undecided House race, and the Democrat just took the lead

TJ Cox.
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Election Day was nearly three weeks ago, and one House race still needs to be called: California's 21st Congressional District.

The district covers portions of Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties, and it's currently represented by Republican Rep. David Valadao. On Nov. 6, the incumbent was ahead of Democrat TJ Cox by about 4,400 votes, but as more ballots were counted, that lead got smaller. On Monday, after Kern County updated its results, Cox jumped ahead of Valadao by 436 votes.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.