Wine Country Congressional Race Still Too Close to Call

Challenger Eric Jones leads 27-year incumbent Rep. Mike Thompson in a tight race. Both are Democrats.

At 1:45 AM EST, with 66% of precincts reporting, Jones holds52.29% of the votes, while Thompson, co-chair of the Congressional Wine Caucus, has 47.71%. The number of votes separating the two is 7,940.

"I've protected over a million acres of public land for future generations. After the fires I brought $500 million of tax relief for fire victims. I've got close to $1 billion for flood protection for our district," said Thompson. 

Jones is campaigning on a platform of generational change and has pledged not to accept contributions from corporate political action committees, federal lobbyists or any other PACs. But asked if he would support efforts to increase taxes on AI companies, Jones didn't commit to a specific proposal.

Jones has accused Thompson of being beholden to corporate interessts, while Thompson argues Jone, a San Francisco venture capitalist, is "trying to buy an election with $10 million of his own money," Thompson said. "That's not what our constituents want and what our district wants."