Rep. Michelle Steel, a two-term incumbent in California’s 45th congressional district, appears to have conceded to Derek Tran Wednesday afternoon after a long slog of a race that is one of the nation’s closest remaining contests yet to be called.

In a major victory for Democrats, first-time candidate Derek Tran defeated Republican Rep. Michelle Steel in a hotly contested Orange County congressional race that became one of the most expensive in the country.

Michelle Steel (R-CA) conceded defeat in her reelection bid for California's 45th Congressional District, notching a key win for Democrats in one of the most competitive races of the 2024 cycle and further narrowing Republicans' already slim majority in the lower chamber.