MERCED, California — Close House races in the mid-San Joaquin Valley 13th Congressional District are part of the central California landscape on par with the agricultural region’s sprawling farmland.

In the final House race of 2024 to be called, on Dec. 3, Rep.-elect Adam Gray (D-CA) beat freshman Rep. John Duarte (R-CA) by 187 votes out of more than 210,000 cast. That brought the number of 2024 House member losses to 11, out of about 375 representatives who sought reelection. Four more lost renomination bids earlier in the year.