Sign up for free real-time alerts and daily newsletters from Patch. Five state and federal contests that touch Orange County remained too close to call Wednesday night, with more than 200,000 ballots left to count and the tightest of the five races separated by just 1,503 votes. Click here for all Orange County election results. The 47th District has incumbent Alan Lowenthal, Democrat, faced off with Republican challenger John Briscoe, school board member of the Ocean View School District. Rouda was out with an early lead in his reelection bid, based upon Tuesday night's initial election results, but by Wednesday morning, Steel pulled in front with a narrow margin. With 54 percent of the vote over her competitor's 45.7 percent, the AP declared incumbent Katie Porter the victor, once again. Significantly, Voice of OC will be the one place to see in... Republican Assemblyman Steven Choi continued to widen his lead after pulling ahead of Democratic Irvine City Councilwoman Melissa Fox, according to Election night ballot tallies from the OC Registrar of Voters. Harley Rouda is best known for ousting long-standing Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher in 2018. The two faced off in a bitter race, that had Rouda showing an early lead late on election night. With 312,494 votes counted as of noon, Levin has pulled ahead with 54.7 percent of the vote to Maryott's 45.3 percent as of noon, Wednesday. Follow. Now that everyone's cast their votes, the question is: So who won? His opponent, Republican Michelle Steel, the chairwoman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, aims to unseat him. Click here for all Orange County election results. Incumbent Mike Levin faced off with Bryan Maryott, a San Juan Capistrano City Councilman, in the battle for the 49th District. This was a rematch of 2018 when Cisneros defeated the former Rep. Ed Royce's protégé. Two key Orange County congressional races continue to be tight with Republicans holding an edge, while also maintaining a considerable margin in a hard-fought campaign for a key central county supervisor’s seat. Lowenthal earned 63 percent of the vote compared to Briscoe's 36.9 percent. The latest batch of ballots pushed Christy Smith into a slim lead in California’s 25th Congressional District. Read: Orange County Polls Close, Your Election Results Timeline. City News Service contributed to this report. While Republican voters almost always had higher turnout in... Republican incumbent Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do is leading by over 2 percentage points ahead of Democratic challenger and Westminster Councilman Sergio Contreras in the first round of election results released Tuesday night in the hotly contested race for the 1st District Orange County supervisor’s seat. To view the total unprocessed ballots, visit the Unprocessed Ballots Report (updates daily after 5:00 p.m.) Election results will change throughout the canvass period as vote-by-mail ballots, provisional ballots (including conditional voter registration provisional ballots), and other ballots are tallied. Hailing from Temecula, she previously covered Riverside County and the Inland Empire and is now focused on Orange County. In the 48th Congressional District, incumbent Harley Rouda, Democrat, faces Michelle Steel, Republican, County Board Of Supervisors Chairwoman. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. In both races, the Republicans are slightly ahead, but the margins are thin enough that it could take... With ballot-counting still underway, many races are too close to call, including in Orange County. To find your local voter assistance center, visit www.ocvote.com. What passed or failed? Out of 1.7 million issued ballots, approximately 1 million ballots have been cast in Orange County according to the Registrar. In the battle for the coastal 48th District incumbent Democrat Harley Rouda fights for another term. Orange County has announced that it will conduct a voluntary audit of its 2020 presidential election ballots to ensure the integrity of results. This race remains to be called as of this report. REAL-TIME Orange County's Congressional Races: 2020 Election - Mission Viejo, CA - Updates across all Orange County Congressional races, final tallies, and races where results continue to be counted. Two main races are under watch: Harley Rouda vs. Michelle Steel for the 48th Congressional District, Gil Cisneros vs. Young Kim for the 39th Congressional District. 'Terrified Of Dying Alone': Tearful Doctor Details COVID-19 Toll, Orange County Republican Women Lead In 2 Congressional Races, Orange County Polls Close, Your Election Results Timeline. Results will be certified by December 11, 2020. Track it here. In this closely watched race, challenger Kim held a slim lead at 50.5 percent as of Monday, with Cisneros maintaining a 49.5 percent of the votes. Stephanie Lai is a 2020 intern for the Los Angeles Times. 7d. And Vicente Sarmiento is poised to be Santa Ana’s first new mayor in more than two decades. Last updated on Monday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. Los Angeles County officials updated election returns on Monday afternoon, providing a clearer look at the voter turnout and several key races. NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Orange County voters weighed in on races for representation in the U.S. Congress from districts across the region. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, California prosecutors say that people - prisoners and others - fraudulently applied for stimulus checks, potentially costing the state a billion dollars, Pardon for Michael Flynn under discussion at the White House. As votes are counted, results fluctuate until the Registrar of Voters declares a winner. Results, released at 12:31 a.m. showed:. The district includes Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and Laguna Niguel.