Can Democrats win a seat on the all-Republican Orange County (CA) board?
In a county with a nearly equal number of registered Republicans and Democrats, it might be surprising to some that the board of supervisors has been all-GOP for a decade.
During this years elections for the Orange County Board of Supervisors, the biggest question is whether that will change. Nine candidates, a mix of Democrats and Republicans, are competing for two available board seats, each of which draws a base salary of about $156,500.
The Democratic-leaning 4th District features six candidates hoping to fill a seat held by soon-to-be-termed-out Shawn Nelson. The big field isnt likely to produce a majority winner in the June 5 primary, meaning the top two finishers, regardless of party affiliation, probably will face off in November.
And in the GOP-leaning 2nd District, incumbent Michelle Steel is fending off two challengers in a bid for her second four-year term, a race that could be decided next month if one candidate claims more than half the votes.
The race to lead the 4th District which spans Fullerton, Placentia, La Habra, Brea and portions of Anaheim and Buena Park has attracted a handful of city council members, a former union leader, and a school board member.
Candidates include: Democratic fundraising frontrunner, former Orange County Fire Captain Joe Kerr; Republican fundraising frontrunner, La Habra Mayor Tim Shaw; Democratic Fullerton Mayor Doug Chaffee; Republican Anaheim Councilwoman Lucille Kring; longtime Democratic La Habra Councilwoman Rose Espinoza; and Democratic La Habra City School Board Vice President Cynthia Aguirre.
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