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Rep. Dixon Takes Lead Over Foley In OC Supervisors Race

Numbers released early Wednesday morning by the Orange County Registrar of Voters shows Rep. Diane Dixon ahead of incumbent Katrina Foley.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The race to see who will represent Orange County on the political dais continues Wednesday, with reports coming in early Wednesday morning.

As of early Wednesday morning, the Orange County Registrar of Voters reported a 26.9 percent voter turnout, with 513,538 ballots counted and 100 percent of precincts reporting.

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In the 5th District, incumbent Katrina Foley held a lead of 48,745 votes over Rep. Diane Dixon, with 46,256 votes, until early Wednesday morning.

For real-time election updates in Orange County, click here.

As of Wednesday morning, Dixon had raked in 59,799 votes while Foley trailed with 55,057.

In the race to determine who will represent the 40th District, Republican Ken Calvert was narrowly winning out on the top vote with 29.59 percent of votes. Republican Young Kim trails close behind with 27.57 percent of votes, and Esther Kim-Varet follows with 16.67 percent of votes, according to the OC Registrar.

In the 41st District, Republican Mitch Clemmons currently holds the most votes at 51.64 percent, or 11.140 votes. Democrat Linda Sanchez trails at 32.38 percent, or 6964 votes.

In the 42nd District, Robert Garcia currently leads with 34,765 votes, and will likely advance to the general election, Associated Press reported.

Republican Brian Burley is currently following at 22,100 votes.

The race to see who will represent California's 45th District has been partly called, with Democrat Derek Tran dominating the polls and tallying in over 39,000 votes, advancing onto the general election, AP reported. His opponents, including Republican Chuong V. Vo and Republican Chi "Charlie" Nguyen tallied in 13,116 and 11,387 votes, respectively.

In California's 46th District, Democrat and incumbent Lou Correa is currently holding a lead with 33,680 votes. His only Republican opponent, David Pan, trails him with 25,906 votes.

In the race to see who will represent California's 47th District, Democrat Dave Min holds a lead with 54,910 votes. Republican Jenny Rae Le Roux trails him with 34,421 votes.

In the 49th District, Democrat Mike Levin currently maintains a lead with 12,025 votes currently counted. Republican Armen Kurdian trails him with 9,485 votes.

According to AP, Levin will advance to the General Election come November.

As for the Orange County Board of Supervisors, as of early Wednesday morning., Vicente Sarmiento held a lead with 30,660 votes. Kimberly Davis trailed him with 7,422 votes.

In the 4th District, Tim Shaw edged above Connor Traut with 23,659 votes, will Traut trailed with 21,434 votes.

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