The Associated Press reported that with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Lawson had 178,394 votes (66.7 percent) to 89,035 (33.3 percent) votes for his Republican challenger Virginia Fuller.
“When I began this re-election campaign, I knew what we were preparing to do wasn’t going to be easy,” Lawson wrote on his campaign Twitter page. “And, I know wholeheartedly, I couldn’t have done this without your support. From the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you. This moment is because of you.”
The Democrats flipped the U.S. House on Tuesday night, which means that U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, CA-12, will regain her former role as the speaker.
The 116th U.S. Congress will convene between January 3, 2019 and January 3, 2021.