Bera vs. Lungren U.S. House District 7 Election - The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California

Bera prepares to settle into new role as Lungren concedes

By Curtis Tate - Updated: Sunday, November 18 2012 - 11:21 am

Ami Bera came to the nation's capital this week for freshman orientation in the House, not yet knowing if he had actually won a seat.

Bera defeats Rep. Lungren in hard-fought Sacramento congressional race

By Laurel Rosenhall and Torey Van Oot - Published: Friday, November 16 2012 - 12:00 am

Longtime GOP Rep. Dan Lungren has lost his seat in Congress to Democratic challenger Ami Bera in a close race to represent the eastern Sacramento County suburbs.

Timeline: Rep. Dan Lungren's career

Published: Friday, November 16 2012 - 12:00 am

1946: Born Sept. 22 in Long Beach. His father, Dr. John C. Lungren, became Richard Nixon's longtime personal physician.

Ami Bera ousts Rep. Dan Lungren in congressional race

By Laurel Rosenhall - Updated: Thursday, November 15 2012 - 7:50 pm

Dr. Ami Bera campaign supporters running for Congress in California's 7th Congressional District.

Democrat Ami Bera has won his tight race against incumbent GOP Rep. Dan Lungren to fill the 7th District Congressional seat representing the suburbs of Sacramento.

Dan Morain: Bera preps for 2014 even before 2012 election is called against Lungren

By Dan Morain, Senior editor - Published: Wednesday, November 14 2012 - 12:00 am

Rep. Dan Lungren, trailing by 3,824 votes a week after Election Day, has not conceded, and the ballots won't be tallied fully for several more days.

Outcome in tight Lungren-Bera contest could take weeks

By Torey Van Oot - Updated: Tuesday, April 30 2013 - 3:24 pm

Democrat Ami Bera clung to a razor-thin lead Wednesday in his fight to unseat Republican Rep. Dan Lungren in the 7th Congressional District, with ballot counting in the close race expected to stretch into next week.

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