Republican loses lead in California House race, accuses opponent of harassing vote counters

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California Republican congressional candidate Young Kim, who was set to be the first Korean-American woman in Congress is accusing her opponent of "harassing and intimidating” vote counters as her lead has disappeared.

Fox News reports last week, Kim held about a 3-point lead over Democrat Gil Cisneros with about 150,000 votes counted.

But since then, that lead vanished, with Cisneros taking a 941-vote lead.

Kim released a blistering statement earlier in the week, accusing the Cisneros campaign of “harassing and intimidating vote counters in Orange County” noting a “rebuke from the Los Angeles Registrar for ballot tampering.”

The Young Kim Campaign said it is standing up for the democratic process and the will of the majority of voters.

Corrie O'Connor