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Orange County Board of Supervisors elections, 2018

← 2016 June 5 and November 6, 2018 2019 (special) →

3 of 5 seats to the Orange County Board of Supervisors
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Last election 5 0 0
Seats before 5 0 0
Seats won 2 1 0
Seats after 4 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 270,980 108,246 15,281
Percentage 68.7% 27.4% 3.9%

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.

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.

Summary of results by county supervisorial district

  • For districts not displayed, there is no election until 2020.
Board of Supervisors District Incumbent Party Elected Supervisor Party
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%:

  1. County Supervisorial district 4, 0.8%

District 2

2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2 election

← 2011 June 5 and November 6, 2018 2021 (Special) →
 
Candidate Michelle Steel Brendon Perkins Michael Mahony
First round 80,854
63.4%
31,387
24.6%
15,281
12.0%

Supervisor before election

Michelle Steel

Elected Supervisor

Michelle Steel

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.

General election

Candidates

  • Michelle Steel (Republican)
  • Brendon Perkins (Democratic)
  • Michael Mahony (Libertarian)

Endorsements

Michelle Steel
U.S. Representatives

[1]

Brendon Perkins
Organizations

[2]

Results

2018 Orange County's 2nd supervisorial district general election results by congressional district
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  •   Steel—60–70%
Orange County Board of Supervisors 2nd district, 2018 [3]
Candidate Votes %
Michelle Steel (incumbent) 80,854 63.4
Brendon Perkins 31,387 24.6
Michael Mahony 15,281 12.0
Total votes 127,522 100.0

District 4

2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4 election

← 2011 June 5 and November 6, 2018 2022 →
 
Candidate Doug Chaffee Tim Shaw Joe Kerr
First round 18,093
20.5
31,387
24.6%
17,717
20.1%
Runoff 76,859
50.4
75,537
49.6
Eliminated

 
Candidate Lucille Kring Rose Espinoza Cynthia Aguirre
First round 15,347
17.4%
10,397
11.8%
8,419
9.6%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

Supervisor before election

Shawn Nelson

Elected Supervisor

Doug Chaffee

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]

General election

Candidates

  • Doug Chaffee (Democratic)
  • Tim Shaw (Republican)
  • Joe Kerr (Democratic)
  • Lucille Kring (Republican)
  • Rose Espinoza (Democratic)
  • Cynthia Aguirre (Democratic)

Endorsements

Tim Shaw
U.S. Representatives
  • Ed Royce, U.S. Representative from California (R-CA-39)

[5]

Results

2018 Orange County's 4th supervisorial district general election initial round results by congressional district
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  •   Shaw—50–60%
  •   Chaffee—<30%
  •   Kring—<30%
Orange County Board of Supervisors 4th district, 2018 [3]
Candidate Votes %
Tim Shaw 18,171 20.6
Doug Chaffee 18,093 20.5
Joe Kerr 17,717 20.1
Lucille Kring 15,347 17.4
Rose Espinoza 10,397 11.8
Cynthia Aguirre 8,419 9.6
Total votes 88,141 100.0

Runoff

Results

2018 Orange County's 4th supervisorial district general election runoff results by congressional district
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  •   Chaffee—60–70%
  •   Chaffee—50–60%
  •   Shaw—50–60%
Orange County Board of Supervisors 4th district runoff, 2018 [6]
Candidate Votes %
Doug Chaffee 76,859 50.4
Tim Shaw 75,537 49.6
Total votes 152,396 100.0

District 5

2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5 election

← 2011 June 5 and November 6, 2018 2022 →
 
Candidate Lisa Bartlett
First round 113,567
100.00%

Supervisor before election

Lisa Bartlett

Elected Supervisor

Lisa Bartlett

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.

General election

Results

2018 Orange County's 5th supervisorial district general election results by congressional district
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  •   Bartlett—100%
Orange County Board of Supervisors 5th district, 2018 [3]
Candidate Votes %
Lisa Bartlett (incumbent) 113,567 100.0
Total votes 113,567 100.0

References

  1. ^ Endorsements
  2. ^ Endorsements
  3. ^ a b c "Orange County Statewide Direct Primary Election June 5, 2018". Orange County Elections.
  4. ^ Mai-Duc, Christine (January 10, 2018). "Ed Royce's retirement from Congress started an Orange County edition of musical chair". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Endorsements
  6. ^ "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