We’ll be checking on each of these races every day at 5 SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO! These are the closest ones in the OC (at least the closest ones we care much about.)
State Senate 36 – will CHRIS DUNCAN (D) stay ahead of incumbent Tony Strickland (R)?
- Tuesday night – Duncan 0.4% ahead (he has been losing in OC but winning in the LA part of the district)
- Wednesday night – Duncan up 0.6% (50.3 to 48.7)
- Thursday night – Duncan continues his surge, now at 50.6 to 49.4. 3739 votes ahead. (Although Strickland is STILL 1.3 ahead in stoopid OC.) Should we be calling this for Duncan yet? Let’s do it (probably) tomorrow!
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Assembly 68 – will JESSIE LOPEZ (progressive D) catch & pass David Penaloza (vendido D)?
- Tuesday night – Jessie was behind over 7% (46.3 to 53.7)
- Wednesday night – Jessie is behind only 4% (48-52)
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Assembly 72 – will CHRIS KLUWE (D) catch BACK up to and pass Gracey Van Der Mark (R)?
- Tuesday night – Chris was 6 points ahead! (53% to 47%)
- Wednesday night – Chris is behind 1.6% (49/2 to 50.8)
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Assembly 70 – will PAULA SWIFT (D) catch BACK up to and pass Tri Ta (R)?
- Tuesday night – it was 50-50!
- Wednesday night – Paula is behind 1% (49.5 to 50.5)
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North OC CCD – will JESUS SILVA (ok D) catch up with & pass Paulette Chaffee (crooked rich D)?
- Tuesday night – Jesus was 2.8% behind Paulette – 27% to 29.8%
- Wednesday night – Jesus at 1.8% behind Paulette – 27% to 28.8%
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Rancho Santiago CCD – will BEA MENDOZA (D) catch up with & pass Daisy Tong (R)?
- Tuesday night – Bea was behind 9% – 45.5 to 54.5
- Wednesday night – Bea behind 4.6 – 47.7 to 52.3
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OC Supervisor District 4 – will CONNOR TRAUT (D) stay ahead of Tim Shaw (R)?
- Tuesday night – Connor was ahead 8.8% – 52.7 to 45.6, NS, then later Tim was a LITTLE ahead.
- Wednesday night – Connor was back ahead by only 0.6% – 50.3 to 49.7
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Aliso Viejo district 3 – will MARIE TSAASAN (D) stay ahead of incumbent Garrett Dwyer (R)?
- Tuesday night – Marie was ahead almost 11%, 54.4 to 45.6… then later she was TEN VOTES BEHIND! (very low turnout.)
- Wednesday night – Marie is back ahead, by ONLY FOUR VOTES! (50.1% to 49.9%)
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Huntington Beach – will BEN DAVIS (D) remain in the top 4 and get onto Council as the only Dem?
- Tuesday night – THREE Dems were in the top 4, with Ben at top… gradually R’s caught up
- Wednesday night – Ben the only Dem left, at #4, and with one Brian Thienes (probably R) only 100 votes behind him.
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Irvine district 1 – will MELINDA LIU (D) catch back up with & pass John Park (R)?
- Tuesday night – Melinda was ahead, 40% to John’s 37.5%.
- Wednesday night – Melinda is behind by 1%, at 38.5% to John’s 39.5%
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Santa Ana Mayor – will progressive DAN SHIMELL (D) catch up with & pass police union tool Valerie Amezcua?
- Tuesday night – DAN was 13% behind, everyone was filled with despair!
- Wednesday night – Dan is only 5% behind, at 40.5% to Valerie’s 45.6%-
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Tustin Mayor – will LETITIA CLARK (D) catch BACK up with & pass Austin Lumbard (R)?
- Tuesday night – Letitia was ahead 0.6% – 50.3 to Austin’s 49.7.
- Wednesday night – Letitia behind by 1.4% – 49.3 to Austin’s 50.7.
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Westminster Mayor – will CARLOS MANZO (D) catch up with & pass Charlie Chi Nguyen (R)?
- Tuesday night – Carlos was behind 2.4% – 37.7% to Charlie’s 40.1%.
- Wednesday night – Carlos behind 0.5% – 38.5% to Charlie’s 39% – that’s ONLY 111 VOTES!
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