The latest results come from just short of 13,000 new election ballots counted, rounding out a nearly 86% historic voter turnout this year.
Author Archives: Hosam Elattar
Hosam Elattar is a Voice of OC/ Report For America reporter covering Anaheim & North Orange County, food insecurity, housing & homelessness, the Arab & Muslim American community and education.
Elattar started at Voice of OC as an intern in January, 2020 and has covered local food banks’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, School board debates on how to teach history, the decades long push by Arab American business owners to recognize Little Arabia and a corruption scandal at Anaheim City Hall.
He has won several awards from the OC Press Club including Best News Story, Best Political Story and Best Religion Story.
Elattar is Egyptian American and has lived in Botswana, Nepal, Uganda, The Dominican Republic and India.
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Santa Ana High School Students Tackle Distance Learning; District Adapts to Offer More Support
As Santa Ana students confront the challenges of online learning while the school district officials offer more support.
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Republicans and Democrats Seeing Their Own Wins in Orange County as U.S. Elects New President
Orange County residents turned out to vote in this election like never before.
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Orange County Election Results Remain Close
Republicans and Democrats may both have something to celebrate soon.
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Latest Orange County Election Results Reveal Tight Battles for National, State and Local Seats
The latest race results reflect more than 62,000 new ballots counted on Thursday night.
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Is Orange County On Track to Stay Purple?
In the latest results posted Wednesday, most race results barely moved. A much larger update expected tomorrow.
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2020 Election Night Results: Orange Mayor, City Council and Development Measure
Orange voters were electing their City Council members by district for the first time, while also deciding the fate of a controversial development proposal that became a key dividing line among candidates.
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2020 Election Night Results: Newport Beach City Council Race
Around 47% of registered voters in the city are Republicans, about 26% are Democrats and 22% are no party preference voters, according to county data.
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2020 Election Night Results: Costa Mesa City Council and Retail Cannabis Measure
This election 15 candidates are running for four seats on the Costa Mesa city council.
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OC School Reopening Debate Continues as Potential Second Coronavirus Wave Looms
Hospitalizations increased over the past week, a metric one expert says could indicate a second wave.
