Hotly-Contested OC Board Of Supervisors Race Tight: Real Time Orange County Election Results

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The polls are closed in Orange County, and voters will soon know who will represent them on the county Board of Supervisors, if billionaires will get their own California tax, and whether a blue wave will flood Congress, possibly sinking the final two years of President Donald Trump’s lame-duck presidency.

Millions of voters and election officials wait not only for the results but also for the president’s reaction. Trump’s Justice Department spent the final two weeks of the campaign season issuing subpoenas to California election officials and suing to block 20,000 Golden State ballots from being counted amid allegations of illegal voting. The Justice Department issued subpoenas for multiple California election officials to appear in court the day after the election.

Amid that contentious backdrop, Californians cast their ballots for a new governor, widely expected to be Democrat Xavier Becerra, who went into the election with a wide lead in the polls over Republican Steve Hilton.

The outcome of dozens of down-ballot primary races also hangs in the balance in Orange County. Voters are waiting to find out who came out ahead in the county Board of Supervisors and congressional districts.

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As of September, the California Secretary of State reported that 23,164,977 Californians were registered to vote, which accounts for more than 85 percent of the state's eligible voting population.

Not surprisingly, there are far more registered Democrats than Republicans in the state, with 45 percent for the former and 25 percent for the latter.

In Orange County, the rate of voter registration is high. As of September, 1,905,933 were registered to vote — with 36.46 percent of voters registered as Democrats, 33.59 percent as Republicans.

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Record Turnout

Based on early voting, California is poised to see 60 percent of registered voters head to the polls, a record for a gubernatorial race, Paul Mitchell, of political data analysis firm Political Data told The San Francisco Chronicle.

While the governor’s race was expected to be called early Tuesday, it’s California’s congressional races and ballot measures poised to offer the biggest upsets and surprises. Hanging in the balance is control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mitchell predicted that five key redrawn congressional districts appear poised to deliver Democratic victories driven, in part, by high turnout among Latino voters.

“I think the blue wave is on track,” Mitchell told The Chronicle. “It seems to be on track that we’re going to have a really strong turnout.”

So far, voter turnout has been higher in competitive races such as the Central Valley’s District 22 and the 48th Congressional District in San Diego — two districts Democrats hope to flip after their mid-decade gerrymander.

As of Oct. 29, Democratic voters represented 51 percent of ballots returned statewide compared to just 28 percent among Republican voters, according to the Political Data tracker.

Races to watch in Orange County

Board of Supervisors

District 4

Orange County residents living in District 4 will have a new face representing them on the Board of Supervisors.

Connor Traut — who serves as the mayor of Buena Park — took an early lead Tuesday against Tim Shaw, a trustee on the OC Board of Education.

The pair originally made it out of a four-candidate primary in June, where Traut overtook Shaw by a narrow 1 percent.

"Orange County came out to vote today, and I am very grateful to every person who made their voice heard," Traut said in a statement Tuesday night. "I am optimistic that we are going to have good news ahead, but for now I am focused on celebrating our campaign with my family, friends and community."

District 5

In the 5th District, Katrina Foley will run for re-election against Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach.

Whoever is elected to the District 5 seat on the Board of Supervisors will have a prominent role in overseeing the Dana Point Harbor revitalization project, as well as efforts to protect the crumbling south Orange County coast.

It's a hotly-contested seat, with over $2 million spent by the candidates' campaigns and a flurry of special interest groups, Voice of OC reported.

Dixon, a Republican, is a former city council member and former mayor of Newport Beach. She currently represents District 72 in the State Assembly, a seat she has held since 2022.

According to Voice of OC, Dixon's support largely comes from the Lincoln Club, which is a large Orange County-based conservative donor group, and a committee funded by oil companies. Combined, the donors have spent almost $1 million on ads supporting Dixon and criticizing Foley.

Foley, a Democrat, is a former school board member and has also served as mayor of Costa Mesa. She currently serves as the vice-chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors.

Foley's run for re-election has been supported by a coalition of labor unions, including the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, OC Employees Association, and OC Firefighters Association.

According to Voice of OC, the donors have spent over $1.8 million on ads supporting Foley and criticizing Dixon.

The 5th District represents Newport Beach, Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, parts of Irvine, Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch and more.

Congressional Districts

CA-40

In California’s 40th Congressional District, Republican incumbents Ken Calvert and Young Kim are facing off to keep their seats in congress and represent the district.

The seat, which blends portions of Calvert's and Kim's current district, spans from cities in Orange County such as Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita to Menifee and Murrieta in Riverside County.

The district was redrawn under Proposition 50, the ballot measure that passed in 2025 to reconfigure the boundaries of the state's congressional district, resulting in a race that features two Republican candidates pitted against one another.

Calvert is a Corona native who was originally elected to Congress in 1992. He serves as a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations and is a Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.

Kim is one of three Korean American women who were the first to be elected to Congress in 2020. She currently serves on the House Foreign Affairs and the House Financial Services committees and the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

With all precincts from Riverside and Orange counties partially reporting, Calvert had 54% of the vote, compared to Kim's 46%, according to the California Secretary of State's Office.

The two Republicans survived an eight-candidate field in the June primary, with Calvert well out front. Since then, they've been locked in a bitter war of words, accusations and counter-attacks.

The most recent example was Calvert's television advertisement lambasting Kim for taking campaign donations from an individual later identified by the FBI as a Chinese foreign agent. The commercial says Kim "fell into Beijing's trap" by associating with the man.

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CA-47

Democratic incumbent Dave Min is going head-to-head with former gubernatorial candidate Jenny Rae Le Roux, battling to keep the seat representing California's 47th Congressional District.

The seat — which Min has held since 2025 — has historically been a Republican stronghold that, in recent years, became a swing district on the coast of Orange County.

Min, a former state legislator, is seeking his second term in Congress after having been first elected in 2024 to an open seat. During June's primary election, Min received 54.4 percent of the vote.

Le Roux is an entrepreneur who serves as director of CAL DOGE, according to The Orange County Register. According to the newspaper, the group is inspired by the federal initiative that focuses on identifying ways to "reduce or eliminate the size and scope of state agencies."

Le Roux received 25 percent of the vote during the June primary, landing her in second.

The 47th Congressional District includes Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Tustin, and a portion of Newport Beach and Mission Viejo.

CA-41

In California’s 41st Congressional District, Democratic candidate Linda Sanchez and Republican Mitch Clemmons will both vie for the hotly-contested seat.

Early election results Tuesday showed Rep. Linda Sánchez leading GOP candidate Mitch Clemmons in the race for California's 41st Congressional District.

By 9:40 p.m., the Associated Press called the race in Sánchez's favor.

The 41st Congressional District was formed during last year's redistricting and encompasses Los Angeles and Orange counties, including Brea, Downey, Lakewood, Los Alamitos and Whittier.

California’s 41st Congressional District includes Brea, La Habra, Downey, Bellflower, Lakewood, Los Alamitos and Rossmoor.

Gubernatorial Race

California voters headed to the polls Tuesday, facing high gas and grocery prices, the effects of climate change on wildfires and rising seas amid a shortage in insurance coverage and the ever-present housing affordability crisis.

The governor’s race was somewhat anticlimactic following a chaotic primary with a crowded field of candidates roiled when the frontrunner was forced to step down amid sexual assault allegations. Since then, Becerra maintained a steady lead over Hilton in the polls.

In the final days of the election, a new SurveyUSA poll showed Becerra with a 22-point lead.

Click here for real-time results in the California Governor’s races.

Congressional Races

All 52 of California’s Congressional seats were on the ballot.

Congressional races across California were under intense scrutiny following voter approval of Proposition 50, a partisan redistricting measure expected to reshape the state’s political map. Thanks to the redistricting, only a handful of districts were truly competitive. Democrats hoped to flip as many as five Republican House seats in a bid to overturn the GOP’s slim House majority.

Democrats think they can flip as many as five seats, with four seeming very much in reach, according to the polls. Both parties are spending like control of the House is on the line.

Click here for real-time results in California’s Congressional races.

Propositions

There were 14 statewide propositions on the ballot this week. Arguably, the most hot-button ballot initiatives involve taxation. Proposition 40 is the highly discussed billionaire tax, while Propositions 41 and 42 aim to counter the measure. Proposition 3 also addresses taxes on the state's highest earners.

Click here for real-time results for all of California’s ballot measures.