Are Republicans on Track to Take Half of OC House of Representatives Seats?

Republicans whitethorn beryllium connected way to instrumentality fractional of Orange County’s legislature seats, boosting the county’s GOP delegation to levels not seen since 2018. 

In the 45th and 47th district, viewed arsenic 2 of the astir competitory legislature races successful the full state this year, Republicans are presently starring successful some races. 

Republican Scott Baugh was winning against Democrat authorities Senator Dave Min by 0.4% – with conscionable a spread of conscionable implicit 600 votes betwixt the 2 successful the 47th District. 

Min’s run sent retired a substance astir the aforesaid clip arsenic today’s update saying the contention was excessively adjacent to telephone portion seeking donations to concern a recount. 

Republican Congresswoman Michelle Steel is starring her hostile Derek Tran by 3.8% successful the 45th District, according to updated ballot counts Thursday evening. 

Tran and Min initially led the contention Tuesday nighttime successful the archetypal ballot counts, but aboriginal successful the nighttime some Steel and Baugh pulled up of their opponents.

[Read: Steel vs Tran: Election Night Results 2024]

If those results hold, it’ll beryllium the archetypal clip since 2018 that Republicans person held astatine slightest fractional of the county’s legislature seats.

In 2018, each of Orange County’ Republican Congressional delegation were swept by Democratic challengers. 

Steel’s district stretches from Brea, Yorba Linda and Placentia West to parts of LA region including Cerritos, Artesia and Hawaiian Gardens past South to Garden Grove and Westminster – encompassing OC’s Little Saigon.

The 47th District stretches from Seal Beach down the Coast to Laguna Beach and besides stretches eastbound to Irvine.

In the 49th District, Mike Levin is acceptable to bent onto his spot again with astir 51% of the ballot starring Republican challenger Matt Gunderson by a borderline of implicit 5,000 votes.

The territory besides includes parts of San Diego region which the Secretary of State website did not yet see successful their latest update arsenic of 5:30 p.m.

Beyond the 3 astir competitory races successful the county, incumbents from some parties are acceptable to bent onto their seats arsenic of the Thursday nighttime results. 

In the 38th District, which mostly sits successful LA County but includes the metropolis of La Habra, Democrat Linda Sanchez is acceptable to bent onto her seat, presently holding 57.3% of the vote.

In the 40th District, which takes up the eastbound broadside of the county, Republican Young Kim was connected way to triumph with 56.4% of the vote. 

The territory besides includes parts of Riverside region which the Secretary of State website did not yet see successful their latest update arsenic of 5:30 p.m. 

Democrat Lou Correa was starring with astir 61% of the ballot successful the 46th legislature district, keeping a spot he’s held since 2017. 

Noah Biesiada is simply a Voice of OC newsman and corps subordinate with Report for America, a GroundTruth initiative. Contact him astatine [email protected] oregon connected Twitter @NBiesiada.

Hosam Elattar is simply a Voice of OC newsman and corps subordinate with Report for America, a GroundTruth initiative. Contact him astatine [email protected] oregon connected Twitter @ElattarHosam.

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