Claim: Julia Brownly defeated Antonio Sabato Junior by approximately 37,000 votes and held her Democratic seat because Sabato took a hard stance against illegal immigration and Barak Obama.
Evidence: District 26 158,216 97,210 Sabàto ran for the 26th district Congressional seat in California as a Republican against incumbent Democrat Julia Brownley. Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2018 § District 26