Rep. Julia Brownley bests Matt Jacobs, keeps Ventura County seat
Rep. Julia Brownley hung on to her Ventura County-based congressional seat in an overwhelmingly Democratic district that at the last minute was viewed as competitive. The veteran lawmaker defeated Matt Jacobs, a former federal prosecutor, who was seen as an affable but longshot candidate in a district that supported Joe Biden by 20 percentage points. The Associated Press called the race Saturday, though official results will take longer.The incumbent’s reelection had been considered secure, but in the weeks before the…