The Brief:

  • In Orange County’s 45th Congressional District, Democrat Dave Min leads Republican Scott Baugh by a narrow margin of 50.5% to 49.5%, while in the 49th District, incumbent Democrat Mike Levin leads Republican Matt Gunderson with 51.7% to 48.3%.
  • A turnaround in Los Angeles County’s 27th District sees Democrat George Whitesides overtaking Rep. Mike Garcia, leading 50.4% to 49.6%, with Garcia emphasizing the importance of accurate vote counting.
  • In Riverside County’s 41st District, Rep. Ken Calvert holds a lead over Democrat Will Rollins with 51.4% to 48.6%, as an estimated total of 526,000 ballots remain to be processed across Southern California.

In Southern California, the battle for Congress is reaching its climax as the November elections draw near. The latest update from the California Secretary of State highlights tight races across several districts.

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In Orange County’s 45th Congressional District, Democrat Dave Min from Irvine is narrowly leading Republican Scott Baugh in the 47th District by a slim margin of 50.5 percent to Baugh’s 49.5 percent.Over in the 49th Congressional District, which spans parts of San Diego and Orange counties, incumbent Rep. Mike Levin, a Democrat from Dana Point, has managed to secure a lead against Republican challenger Matt Gunderson with 51.7 percent of votes to Gunderson’s 48.3 percent.

Meanwhile, a significant turnaround occurred in northern Los Angeles County’s 27th Congressional District where Democrat George Whitesides, previously NASA’s chief of staff, overtook Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Santa Clarita). Whitesides now leads with a narrow margin of 50.4 percent to Garcia’s 49.6 percent.

Following these developments, Garcia emphasized the importance of counting every vote accurately while expressing confidence that his campaign messages on economic security and neighborhood safety would resonate with voters once all ballots are counted. In contrast, Whitesides expressed optimism on social media about winning a substantial portion of newly counted votes with more still being tallied.

In another close race within Orange and Los Angeles counties for the 45th Congressional District seat, incumbent Republican Rep. Michelle Steel maintains her lead over Democratic challenger Derek Tran with a vote percentage of 51.3 to Tran’s 48.7.

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The L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk reported an estimated total of 526,000 ballots left to be processed across various categories including mail-in ballots, conditional voter registrations, and provisional ballots with Orange County having an estimated remaining count of 212,152 ballots.

Finally, in Riverside County’s fiercely contested race for the 41st Congressional District seat, veteran Rep Ken Calvert (R-Corona) is ahead in his bid for re-election against Democrat Will Rollins by holding onto a lead of 51.4 percent compared to Rollins’ 48.6 percent.

As Southern Californians await final results from these closely watched races, it remains clear that every vote counts in determining who will represent their interests in Congress.

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