If you’re like a lot of voters, you’re heading to your polling place today with a strong idea of your choice for president, but a more vague idea when it comes to the rest of the choices on the ballot.
And the choices are aplenty. They include an open congressional seat in central county; a competitive three-way race for county supervisor; a ballot measure to create a county ethics commission; and a judicial race that pits a prosecutor against a judge who was reprimanded for having sex with a former intern in his chambers and then recommending her for a job at the District Attorney’s office.
To help you with your patriotic duty, we’ve put together the following rundown of the major candidates in key races and county ballot measures. Also, information on polling places and voting can be found at ocvote.com.
House of Representatives, 46th District
General coverage:
- Two Democrats likely to advance in the race to replace Sanchez (OC Register)
- Congressional Candidates Spar in Heated Debate (Voice of OC)
- Correa Top Fundraiser in Race for 46th District Congressional Seat (Voice of OC)
- Candidates Vying for 46th District House Seat Debate in Newport Beach (Voice of OC)
Lou Correa (Democrat), former state senator:
- Correa credited with rescuing seven from Santa Ana fire (OC Register)
- Briceño: Correcting Correa (OC Register)
Joe Dunn (Democrat), former state senator:
Bao Nguyen (Democrat), mayor of Garden Grove:
- Garden Grove Mayor, Considering Run for Congress, Comes Out as Gay (Voice of OC)
- An Uneven Start to a New Era in Garden Grove (Voice of OC)
County Supervisor, 1st District
General coverage:
- Voter turnout disparity was key in razor-thin O.C. supervisor race (LA Times)
- Candidates in Key Central OC Races Gather for Forum (Voice of OC)
- Do Far Ahead of Martinez in Fundraising for Central OC Supervisor Seat (Voice of OC)
- Do Still King of Campaign Cash in First District Supervisor Race (Voice of OC)
Andrew Do (Republican), incumbent
- Supervisor Says Orange County Needs ‘Homeless Czar’ (Voice of OC)
- OC Supervisors to Take Closer Look at Mental Health Issues (Voice of OC)
- State Ethics Agency Opens Inquiry Into Supervisor’s Mailers (Voice of OC)
- Once a Mentor to Do, Nguyen Now a Fierce Foe (Voice of OC)
- FPPC Investigating Complaint Against Do for Statue Donations (Voice of OC)
Michele Martinez (Democrat), Santa Ana council member
- Santa Ana Councilwoman Pedals Obesity Prevention (Voice of OC)
- Santa Ana City Councilwoman Caught on Tweet (Voice of OC)
- Another Round of Corruption Charges Hits Santa Ana (Voice of OC)
- Martinez Claims She’s Cleared in Campaign Finance Probe (Voice of OC)
- Michele Martinez Jumps Into Race for First District Supervisor Seat (Voice of OC)
Phat Bui (Republican), Garden Grove council member
County Supervisor, 3rd District
Todd Spitzer (Republican), incumbent and only candidate
- Supervisors Backed Off Criticism of Jail Phones After Contributions From Vendor (Voice of OC)
- Spitzer Client at the Center of Controversial Zoning Change (Voice of OC)
- Legal Careers of Two County Supervisors Draw Questions (Voice of OC)
- Gun-Toting Supervisors’ Chairman Detained Man at Restaurant (Voice of OC)
- How the OC Register’s Top Editor Bowed to Pressure From a Prominent Politician (Voice of OC)
- A Peek Inside the World of Todd Spitzer, Inc. (Voice of OC)
- County Officials Could Have to Disclose Social Relationships With Contractors (Voice of OC)
- Supervisors Inch Closer to Making Year-Round Homeless Shelter a Reality (Voice of OC)
Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 48
Scott Steiner, incumbent
- OC Judge Censured For Having Sex In Chambers (CBS Los Angeles)
- Woman files against judge-professor claiming ‘coerced’ sex (OC Register)
- Scott Steiner, Judge in Middle of Sex Scandal, Escapes Charges from State Attorney General (OC Weekly)
Karen Schatzle, senior deputy district attorney
- In Rare Move, County Prosecutor Runs Against Sitting Judge (Voice of OC)
- Prosecutor: My run against censured Judge Scott Steiner has been ‘career suicide’ (OC Register)
County of Orange Measure A – Establishing an Ethics Commission
- OC’s Political Ethics Enforcement (or lack thereof) Subject of Forum (Voice of OC)
- Shirley Gets Her Wish: Ethics Commission Plan Will Go Before Voters (Voice of OC)
- Watchdog Says Watered Down Ethics Commission Plan Is Still Progress (Voice of OC)
- Supervisors Wrangle Over Cost of Ethics Commission Proposal (Voice of OC)
- Grindle: Wording ‘Snuck’ Into Ethics Measure Legalizes Controversial Fundraising (Voice of OC)
- Pauly: Orange County Measure A, Ain’t The Way! (Voice of OC)
- Grindle/Mainero: Measure A Is a Good Idea Whose Time Has Come (Voice of OC)
County of Orange Measure B – Fiscal Impact Analysis for Ballot Measures
- Supervisors Wrangle Over Cost of Ethics Commission Proposal (Voice of OC)
- Supervisors Vote to Disclose Costs on Ballot Measures (Voice of OC)
County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1
- Trustee Robert Hammond Allegedly Gay-Shamed OC Education Dept. Employee (OC Weekly)
- O.C. Board of Education to consider investigating member’s emails about sexual orientation (LA Times)
- Harvey Milk, ‘sodomites’, ‘gay’ survey: O.C. Board of Education meeting sparks debate (OC Register)
- Teachers unions trying to take back O.C. board (OC Register)
