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Voters in Orange County’s four key Congressional districts likely will be deciding in November whether to re-elect the incumbent Democrats or oust them in favor of a Republican, according to the latest primary results posted Wednesday.
Republicans had early leads in at least two of the four contested Congressional districts in Orange County, according early returns. Ballots will continue to be counted throughout the week.
Orange County’s 420,000 registered No Party Preference voters are crucial to the 2020 elections because their share of the electorate has nearly doubled in the last 20 years, while Republicans have been bleeding numbers and Democrats made modest increases.
Orange County Republicans need to distance themselves from President Donald Trump to regain the offices they lost in November and Democrats can’t overplay their hand in order to keep the legislative seats they gained heading into 2020, according to policy and elections specialists.
Rep. Mimi Walters (R-Laguna Beach) conceded defeat Friday morning and congratulated Democratic challenger Katie Porter on her victory in the 45th Congressional District race.
Democrat Katie Porter pulled ahead of Republican Congresswoman Mimi Walters, and DA Tony Rackauckas announced his office will be transitioning to Spitzer’s administration over the next few weeks. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
In the 45th Congressional District, Republican Rep. Mimi Walters has a 3.2 point lead over Democrat and attorney Katie Porter. In the 39th Congressional District, Republican former state Assemblywoman Young Kim leads by 8.4 percent over Democrat and philanthropist Gil Cisneros. There are still 418,600 estimated votes left to count countywide.
It’s a close race between incumbent Rep. Mimi Walters, a Republican, and her challenger Democrat Katie Porter. The race is one of four contested seats in Orange County that could decide whether Democrats take control of the House of Representatives.
Katie Porter UC Irvine law professor and consumer protection attorney explains why she is a candidate for the 45th Congressional District and her plans to take on powerful special interests.
No party preference (NPP) voters could be the deciding factor in the four pivotal Orange County Congressional races since the group makes up roughly a quarter of voters in the contested U.S. House of Representatives districts.