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The eight-term Republican and former chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee is facing a challenge from Democrat Doug Applegate in a district Mitt Romney won by 6 points in 2012.
[Challenger’s Poll Shows Close Race Against Issa] But Applegate still faces a tough fight in the district, which Mitt Romney carried by 6 points against President Barack Obama in 2012.
Republican Mitt Romney won the Southern California district by 6 points four years ago, though Barack Obama carried the district under its present boundaries by 2 points in 2008.
Republican Mitt Romney carried the district over President Barack Obama by 6 percentage points in the 2012 presidential election.