Isn’t the district drawn much different than it was in 2020?
Yes it was, Lisa McClain was moved to the 9th district leaving the 10th district open for election. Like I said, Marlinga was a very formidable opponent with 40 years of name recognition.
Considering he conceded so fast by losing only by only .3 %, I don't think he really cared if he won or not and was merely a Democrat fill in for the position.