Orange County voters preferred Republican candidates in the governor’s cabinet and U.S. Senate in the Nov. 8 election, while most of the state voted for their Democratic opponents.
Out of nearly 22 million registered California voters, about 9.6 million—43 percent—voted, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s office. The state has about 1.7 million uncounted ballots as of 4:02 p.m. on Nov. 17.
Governor
Orange County voters favor Republican Brian Dahle over Democrat incumbent Gavin Newsom by 51.62 percent to 48.38 percent.But most of the state’s voters favored Newsom with 59.1 percent of the vote to Dahle’s 40.9 percent.
Lieutenant Governor
Orange County voters also would replace Democrat incumbent Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis—who has 48.85 percent of the vote—with Republican Angela Underwood Jacobs, who has 51.15 percent.However, Kounalakis has a clear path to victory, garnering 59.5 percent of the vote statewide to her opponent’s 40.5 percent.
Secretary of State
Republican Rob Bernosky is garnering 51.31 percent of the Orange County vote against Democrat incumbent Shirley Weber with 48.69 percent.But most Californian voters favor Weber with 59.9 percent of the vote over Bernosky, who has 40.1 percent.
State Controller
A majority of OC voters favor Republican Lanhee Chen for state controller with 54.92 percent of the vote over Democrat Malia Cohen, who has 45.08 percent.California-wide, voters opt for Cohen with 55.1 percent over Chen with 44.9 percent.
State Treasurer
Republican Jack Gurrero is garnering 53.08 percent of the Orange County vote, while Democrat incumbent Fiona Ma has 46.92 percent.Statewide, Ma is leading with 58.7 percent over Gurrero with 41.3 percent.
Attorney General
Orange County voters picked Republican Nathan Hochman to be their attorney general with 52.39 percent of the vote over Democrat incumbent Rob Bonta with 47.61 percent.However, Bonta is securing a second term, garnering 58.9 percent of the statewide vote over Hochman, who has 41.1 percent.
Insurance Commissioner
Orange County voters put Republican Robert Howell ahead with 51.17 percent of the vote over Democrat incumbent Ricardo Lara with 48.83 percent.Statewide, Lara has a comfortable lead over Howell with 59.7 percent to 40.3 percent, respectively.
U.S. Senate
Voters in Orange County chose Republican Mark Meuser to be their senator for both a full term and partial term to fill the seat vacated by Kamala Harris.Orange County voted 50.64 percent for Meuser over Democratic incumbent Alex Padilla with 49.36 percent for the full term and 50.72 percent to 49.28 percent for the partial term.
However, Padilla is on the path to victory, garnering 60.9 percent to over Meuser’s 39.1 percent for the full term and 60.7 percent to 39.3 percent, respectively, for the partial term.
