Republicans Flip Coastal OC Congressional Seat from Democrats as Harley Rouda Concedes
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Orange County Republicans cemented a victory in flipping back a Congressional seat they lost in 2018.
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Orange County Republicans cemented a victory in flipping back a Congressional seat they lost in 2018.
Orange County residents turned out to vote in this election like never before.
Republicans and Democrats may both have something to celebrate soon.
The latest race results reflect more than 62,000 new ballots counted on Thursday night.
In the latest results posted Wednesday, most race results barely moved. A much larger update expected tomorrow.
Democratic Rep. Harley Rouda is battling GOP county Supervisor Michelle Steel for the coastal Congressional district.
The 2020 election was already set to be pivotal; but now it will be further shaped by regional forces like Coronavirus and social protests.
All seven of Orange County’s members of Congress are demanding to know why people who live in OC are getting coronavirus tests at far lower rates than San Diego and Riverside counties and what’s being done to increase access.
Orange County officials react to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s beach shutdown order on Thursday with Republican officials like County Supervisors Chairwoman Michelle Steel, County Supervisor Don Wagner and State Senator John Moorlach strongly condemning the move. Democratic Congressman Harley Rouda also called on Newsom to rethink the move. Meanwhile, as of Thursday, the virus has killed 45 people out of 2,393 confirmed cases.
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