OC 5th District Sup. Race Gets Tighter: Early Election Results

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — Election Day is over in Laguna Beach, and residents are closer than ever to finding out who will represent them as county supervisor for Orange County's 5th District, according to preliminary results reported by the Orange County Registrar of Voters.

As of 10 a.m. Wendesday morning, the Orange County Registrar of Voters reported a 33.6 percent voter turnout, with over 611,060 ballots counted so far. Of those ballots, 452,856 were vote-by-mail ballots and 158,203 were vote center ballots.

The Registrar of Voters said that it would continue to update its website with election results throughout the day.

The race to find out who will represent Orange County's coastal cities as District Supervisor to District 5 will continue through Wednesday.

As of 10 a.m., Candidate and current District 2 Supervisor Katrina Foley narrowly led the race with 50.93 percent of the vote. Her opponent, Senator Pat Bates, followed closely behind at 49.07 percent.

This is a contrast from Tuesday night, where Foley led the race with 56.62 percent of votes while Bates trailed at 43.38 percent.

In Laguna Beach, voters chose three city council members to sit on the dais for the next four years.

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, Laguna Beach City Council candidates Alex Rounaghi, Sue Kempf and Mark Orgill led the race at 21.21 percent, 20.80 percent and 14.59 percent, respectively.

Laguna Beach voters not only voted on candidates. As of 10 a.m., Measure Q, a municipal code amendment to create an overlay zoning district and require voter approval for major development projects in Laguna Beach, received a 64.02 percent "No" vote and a 35.98 percent "Yes" vote.

Measure R, a municipal code amendment to create a hotel development overlay zoning district and require voter approval for hotel development projects in Laguna Beach, received a 70.58 percent "No" vote and a 29.42 percent "Yes" vote as of 10 a.m.

Measure S, a municipal code amendment to create a minimum wage and workplace standards and protections for hotel employees, received a 68.84 percent "No" vote and a 31.16 percent "Yes" vote as of 10 a.m.

For real-time election results, visit the Orange County Registrar's website.