Tonight, Orange County voters are deciding if Republicans retake the majority of the county Board of Supervisors or if Democrats hold onto it.
Supervisor Katrina Foley was in the lead to keep her seat in the Fifth District as of 10:30 p.m., with just under 54% of the vote compared to challenger Diane Dixon’s 46%, with a gap of around 10,000 votes between the two.
It’s been one of the most competitive races in Orange County this year, with over $2 million spent by the candidates’ campaigns and a host of special interest groups.
Foley’s campaign has largely been supported by a coalition of labor unions, including the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, OC Employees Association, and OC Firefighters Association, who’ve collectively spent over $1.8 million on ads supporting Foley and attacking Dixon.
Dixon’s support has largely come from the Lincoln Club, a large conservative donor group based in Orange County, and a committee funded by oil companies, which combined have spent nearly $1 million on ads supporting Dixon and attacking Foley.
While Foley is the incumbent supervisor, she’s running in a district that has 37.6% registered Republicans compared to 32.8% registered Democrats, along with 22.3% registered no party preference voters.
Noah Biesiada is a Voice of OC reporter. Contact him at nbiesiada@voiceofoc.org.
