Midterm voters turned out in OC at the highest rate in decades and Democrats gained major wins in local Congressional and state legislative seats.
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Dems Leading in All OC Congressional Districts With Latest Results
Democrats were leading in all four Republican-held Congressional districts in Orange County as of Friday’s ongoing election count, putting the party on track to win all seven OC Congressional districts.
Latest OC Election Results (Nov. 14): Kim Hangs Onto Small Lead in Key Congressional District
Republican Young Kim was virtually tied with Democratic candidate Gil Cisneros in the 39th Congressional District, while the three other Republican-held Congressional districts were on track to flip blue. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Wednesday.
49th Congressional District Democrat Levin With 7-point Lead Over Republican Harkey
Democratic Congressional candidate Mike Levin held 53.5 percent of the vote over Republican Diane Harkey’s 46.5 percent in the 48th district race, according to the updated ballot count released Wednesday evening.
49th Congressional: Republican Harkey vs Democrat Levin for Rep. Issa’s Seat [Election Night Count]
Republican Diane Harkey, chairwoman of the state Board of Equalization, faced Democrat Mike Levin — a political newcomer — for the 49th Congressional district seat.
Coastal OC Election Guide for November 2018
A rundown of news stories for South Orange County residents about races for the 48th and 49th Congressional Districts, district attorney and sheriff.
South OC Election Guide for November 2018
A rundown of news stories for South Orange County residents about races for the 45th, 48th and 49th Congressional Districts, district attorney and sheriff.
Republican Harkey Faces Democrat Levin in 49th CD Nov. 6
Republican Board of Equalization Chairwoman Diane Harkey faces Democratic challenger Mike Levin for the 49th Congressional District’s open U.S. House of Representatives seat Nov. 6 and recent polls show Levin ahead of Harkey.
Corporate PAC Money Flows to All Candidates in Contested OC Congressional Races
Over $2 million from corporations and corporate PACs, whose donations have become a campaign issue this year, has flowed to all the campaign accounts of candidates from both parties in the four hotly contested Orange County Congressional seats, according to federal campaign disclosures.
Sen. Bernie Sanders Stumps for 49th Congressional District candidate Mike Levin
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) led a rally for Democratic Congressional candidate Mike Levin in Oceanside Friday night in a gymnasium filled with roughly 1,000 people, where Sanders bashed the Republicans and President Donald Trump over the tax bill, the healthcare fight and wage inequality.



