Scramble begins for Hahn seat

Democrat Janice Hahn won a hard-fought campaign for Congress, setting off a scramble to fill her Los Angeles City Council seat representing the San Pedro area. Daily News.

By a 54-46 margin, Hahn defeated Republican Craig Huey to succeed Rep. Jane Harman, who resigned in February to head the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Hahn received 41,585 votes compared to 34,536 for Huey, a marketing executive who spent more than $800,000 of his own money in the race for the 36th Congressional District. Hahn raised and spent more than $1.3 million, much of it through donations from unions and Democratic Party organizations.