The developer, Milan Capital Management, donated $700,000 to the campaign for Measure AA, as well as $29,000 to the Republican Party of Orange County. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG), Incumbent Rep. Gil Cisneros speaks to supporters during a drive-in car rally as election results come in at UFCW Local 324 headquarters in Buena Park, CA, on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Initial election results for the city of Orange are showing leads for Mark Murphy for mayor and Arianna Barrios, Jon Dumitru, Mike Alvarez, and Ana Gutierrez for City Council seats, while a measure to allow a controversial home development was trailing. Use the list below to find live results for those communities. 97.9 The Hill will have live election coverage on 97.9 FM/1360 AM. Most of the county’s Democratic congressional members appeared to be well ahead of their Republican challengers going into day two of ballot results. Jean Hamilton beat out the two incumbents Penny Rich and Mark Dorosin for a seat in District 1, but the race might not be over between Rich and Dorosin for the second seat. Hathaway Pendergrass claimed victory in the North Carolina District Court Judge race. Message us via our website form or staff page. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. In the western 72nd Assembly District, Republican Janet Nguyen pulled further ahead of Democrat Diedre Nguyen for the seat, which is currently held by Republican Tyler Diep. Newport Beach candidates Brad Avery and Noah Blom in district two and five were still leading the polls on Friday. Incumbent Rep. Gil Cisneros chats with supporters during a drive-in car rally as election results come in at UFCW Local 324 headquarters in Buena Park, CA, on Tuesday, November 3, 2020… Current Election Results Orange County Election Results When the countdown reaches 0, you will need to refresh your browser. Orange County residents turned out to vote in this election like never before. On Friday, Steel increased her lead over freshman Democratic Rep. Harley Rouda to nearly 6,200 votes. ABOUT US: Mission | Editorial Policies | Contact Us | Funding | Privacy Policy. Polls opened in the Tar Heel State at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and will close at 7:30 p.m. New results will be posted Saturday at 5 p.m. She also worked as a district aide for Royce for more than two decades until, in 2014, she became the first Korean-American Republican woman elected to California’s Assembly, representing AD-65. In Irvine, Councilwoman Farrah Khan incumbent mayor Christina Shea in the showdown for the city’s top elected position on election night, with Khan receiving 48% to Shea’s 36% in early results and Shea conceding in a phone call to Khan. CORONAVIRUS: The latest Orange County news and information. In Santa Ana, where voters picked a new mayor in the first open race for the seat in 26 years, Councilman Vicente Sarmiento continued to hold a wide lead with 33%, and Claudia Alvarez trailing in second place with 22%. Kim now has 50.6% of the vote, with several thousand estimated mail-in and provisional ballots left to tally across the three counties that touch CA-39. Cisneros attended college on a Navy scholarship was the first in his family to graduate. She joined the Orange County Register in January 2013, covering several Orange County communities before taking on the cannabis beat in February 2016 and the politics beat in April 2019. In Costa Mesa, Democrats Katrina Foley, Loren Gameros and Jeffrey Harlan are leading their respective races with significant margins over their opponent. In Anaheim a more resort-friendly coalition continues to take form. Measure AA, which would authorize 128 homes on an old quarry site in the city’s east end, behind with about 37% voting yes and about 63% voting no. Join the open conversation on our Facebook page. if (name === "stateSen29") return Inspector.into(".stateSen29")(); © Chapelboro It does not include ballots cast in person on Election Day or mail-in ballots that arrived after Monday evening. Data will be updated as soon as possible after polls close. During the March 3 primary, Kim beat Cisneros by more than 2,000 votes, with 48.4% of the vote to the incumbent’s 46.8%. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. In the 39th Congressional District, incumbent Gil Cisneros is facing Steve Cox and Young Kim. Journalism has led Brooke Staggs to a manhunt in Las Vegas, a zero gravity flight over Queens and a fishing village in Ghana. 201 South Estes Drive, Suite C6a Live election results below thanks to a partnership with the Reynolds Journalism Institute. In the closely-watched local races for state Legislature, Democrats remain ahead in efforts to flip two seats in OC held by Republicans John Moorlach and Ling Ling Chang. Would it be too difficult to put the 2020 Libertarian Primary for President on the graphic? Republican state Assemblyman Steven Choi held his lead ahead of Democrat Melissa Fox on Thursday, and appeared on track to hold on to his seat. (new Runtime).module(define, name => { See the stories making headlines, and get the latest weather report online, anytime. In District 7, current Mayor Will O’Neill ran unopposed. if (name === "stateAssem68") return Inspector.into(".stateAssem68")(); 2020 Election Results. In the competitive 1st District county supervisor race, incumbent Republican Andrew Do is maintaining a sizable 4 percentage point lead over his Democrat challenger Sergio Contreras. But Kim has been eager to use Cisneros’ record against him. Voters in line when polls close are still eligible to vote.