74th Assembly District

OC Dems Gain in Latest Count, Flipping GOP Assembly Seat

2018 elections

By Spencer Custodio and Nick Gerda | November 26, 2018

Republican Assemblyman Matthew Harper lost his seat to Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris, and Democrat Tom Umberg’s lead continued to grow Monday over state Sen. Janet Nguyen. About 98 percent of all estimated ballots in Orange County have been counted and reported.

With Differing Views, Local Leaders Map November Election Strategies

County Government

By NORBERTO SANTANA JR. | June 11, 2012

Labor confronts the Democratic establishment while Republicans deal with their moderates. Both keep trying to figure out Latinos.

Voters Go to Polls Tuesday With Eyes Turned Already to November

County Government

By NORBERTO SANTANA JR. | June 4, 2012

The top vote getters seem easy to predict, but thanks to the new open primary system there are some interesting battles for second place.