2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors election
The 2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections was on June 5, 2018 as part of the primary election on June 5, 2018. Three of the five seats of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors were up for election.
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County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A two-round system will be used for the election, starting with the first round in June; followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates in each district. Runoffs are only held if no candidate receives a majority in each district.
Summary of results
- Note: All elections for the Orange County Board of Supervisors are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option. Candidates all appear on the ballot as nonpartisan.
Percent of seats by party
Summary of results by county supervisorial district
- For districts not displayed, there is no election until 2020.
| Board of Equalization District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Supervisor | Party | ||
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| 2nd | Michelle Steel | Republican | Michelle Steel | Republican | ||
| 4th | Shawn Nelson | Republican | Doug Chaffee | Democratic | ||
| 5th | Lisa Bartlett | Republican | Lisa Bartlett | Republican | ||
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 5%:
- County Supervisorial district 4, 0.8%
District 2
District 2 consists of coastal Orange County, including Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Cypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, most of Fountain Valley, and neighborhoods in southern Buena Park.
Endorsements
- U.S. Representatives
- Ken Calvert, U.S. Representative from California (R-CA-42)
- Paul Cook U.S. Representative (R-CA-8)
- Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative from California (R-CA-49)
- Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. Representative from California (R-CA-48)
- Ed Royce, U.S. Representative from California (R-CA-39)
- Organizations
- Community Action fund of Planned Parenthood
- Democratic Party of Orange County
- Orange County Labor Federation
Results
- Steel—60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Michelle Steel (incumbent) | 80,854 | 63.4 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brendon Perkins | 31,387 | 24.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Mahony | 15,281 | 12.0 | |
| Total votes | 127,522 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
District 4 consists of inland northwestern Orange County, taking in Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Brea, western Anaheim, and most of Buena Park. Incumbent Shawn Nelson retired to run for California's 39th congressional district.[4]
Endorsements
Results
- Shaw—50–60%
- Chaffee—<30%
- Kring—<30%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Tim Shaw | 18,171 | 20.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Doug Chaffee | 18,093 | 20.5 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Kerr | 17,717 | 20.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lucille Kring | 15,347 | 17.4 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rose Espinoza | 10,397 | 11.8 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cynthia Aguirre | 8,419 | 9.6 | |
| Total votes | 88,141 | 100.0 | ||
Results
- Chaffee—60–70%
- Chaffee—50–60%
- Shaw—50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Doug Chaffee | 76,859 | 50.4 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Shaw | 75,537 | 49.6 | |
| Total votes | 152,396 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 5
District 5 encompasses southern Orange County, including Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, San Clemente, and Dana Point.
Results
- Bartlett—100%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Lisa Bartlett (incumbent) | 113,567 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 113,567 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
- Endorsements
- Endorsements
- "Orange County Statewide Direct Primary Election June 5, 2018". Orange County Elections.
- Mai-Duc, Christine (January 10, 2018). "Ed Royce's retirement from Congress started an Orange County edition of musical chair". Los Angeles Times.
- Endorsements
- "Orange County 2018 General Election November 6, 2018". Orange County Elections.
External links
- Official campaign websites of second district candidates
- Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
- Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates