2020 Orange County Board of Supervisors election

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Orange County Board of Supervisors elections, 2020
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2 of 5 seats to the Orange County Board of Supervisors
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 1
Seats before 4 1
Seats won 2 0
Seats after 4 1
Seat change Steady Steady

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  Republican hold
  Incumbent running
  No election

The 2020 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections was held on March 3, 2020 as part of the primary election on March 3, 2020. Two 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 was to be used for the election, starting with the first round in March; followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates in each district. Runoffs are held if no candidate receives a majority in each district.

District 1[]

District 1 takes in western Orange County, including Santa Ana, Westminster, Garden Grove and parts of Fountain Valley. The incumbent is Andrew Do, who was re-elected with 50.2% of the vote in 2016.[1]

Candidates[]

  • Sergio Contreras, Westminster city councilman[2]
  • Andrew Do, incumbent supervisor[2]
  • Kim Bernice Nguyen, Garden Grove city councilwoman[3]
  • Miguel A. Pulido, mayor of Santa Ana[4]

General election[]

Endorsements[]

Sergio Contreras
Organizations
  • Democratic Party of Orange County
  • Orange County Labor Federation

[5]

Andrew Do
Organizations
  • Republican Party of Orange County

[6]

Kim Bernice Nguyen
State-level officials
  • Tom Umberg, State Senator (D-34)

[7]

Miguel Pulido
Organizations
  • Orange County Attorneys Association

[8]

Results[]

2020 Orange County's 1st supervisorial district general election initial round results by congressional district
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  •   Do—50–60%
  •   Do—40–50%
  •   Pulido—30–40%
  •   No votes
Orange County Board of Supervisors 1st district, 2020[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Andrew Do (incumbent) 40,999 42.3
Nonpartisan Sergio Contreras 21,721 22.4
Nonpartisan Miguel A. Pulido 19,616 20.2
Nonpartisan Kim Bernice Nguyen 14,570 15.0
Total votes 96,906 100.0

Runoff[]

Endorsements[]

Sergio Contreras
Organizations
  • Democratic Party of Orange County
  • Orange County Labor Federation

[10]

Andrew Do
Organizations
  • Republican Party of Orange County

[11]

Results[]

Orange County Board of Supervisors 1st district runoff, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Andrew Do (incumbent) 106,252 51.8
Nonpartisan Sergio Contreras 98,693 48.2
Total votes 204,945 100.0
Republican hold

District 3[]

District 3 encompasses central Orange County, taking in Irvine, Orange, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda, and eastern Anaheim. The incumbent is Donald P. Wagner, who was elected with 42.0% of the vote in 2019.[12]

Candidates[]

  • Ashleigh Aitken, attorney and member of the Orange County Fair Board[13]
  • Donald P. Wagner, incumbent supervisor[2]

General election[]

Results[]

2020 Orange County's 3rd supervisorial district general election results by congressional district
Map legend
  •   Wagner—60–70%
  •   Wagner—50–60%
  •   Aitken—50–60%
Orange County Board of Supervisors 3rd district, 2020[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Donald P. Wagner (incumbent) 80,544 52.3
Nonpartisan Ashleigh Aitken 73,334 47.7
Total votes 153,878 100.0
Republican hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Orange County 2016 Presidential General Election November 8, 2016". Orange County Elections. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Robinson, Alicia (December 6, 2019). "6 candidates to appear on March ballot for 2 Orange County supervisor seats". Orange County Register. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Kim Nguyen announces candidacy for Orange County Supervisor". Orange County Breeze. November 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Santa Ana Mayor Miguel A. Pulido formally files to run for Orange County Supervisor". Orange County Breeze. November 29, 2019.
  5. ^ ENDORSEMENTS
  6. ^ Endorsements
  7. ^ Kim's Supporters
  8. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  9. ^ a b [2]
  10. ^ ENDORSEMENTS
  11. ^ Endorsements
  12. ^ "Orange County Third Supervisorial District Vacancy Election March 12, 2019". Orange County Elections. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Political Landscape: O.C. Fair Board member announces bid for spot on Board of Supervisors". Los Angeles Times- Daily Pilot. December 5, 2019.

External links[]

Official campaign websites of first district candidates
Official campaign websites of third district candidates
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