Maxine Waters Re-Elected In California House Race

Maxine Waters Re-Elected In California House Race
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2010 file photo, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., gestures during her news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Highly visible ethics trials for two prominent Democrats will almost certainly be put off until after the November election, denying Republicans a televised spectacle that could influence voters near the end of campaigns dominated by economic issues. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2010 file photo, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., gestures during her news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Highly visible ethics trials for two prominent Democrats will almost certainly be put off until after the November election, denying Republicans a televised spectacle that could influence voters near the end of campaigns dominated by economic issues. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters was re-elected Tuesday to represent California's 43rd Congressional District.

Waters, who was first elected in 1990, defeated Republican challenger John Wood, a writer and musician.

Waters is the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee.

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