Michelle Steel, Derek Tran and Orange County

Orange County Republican Rep. Michelle Steel faces Democrat Derek Tran in closely watched congressional race
California Republican Rep. Michelle Steel, who was endorsed by former President Trump last month, is being challenged for her Orange County seat by Derek Tran, a U.S. Army veteran and consumer rights attorney.
Michelle Steel leads Derek Tran in tight Orange County House race
Republican Rep. Michelle Steel leads Democrat Derek Tran 52.5% (117,378 votes) to 47.5% (106,015 votes) in the race for California's 45th congressional district, early results reported on Wednesday show.
OC congressional race between Michelle Steel, Derek Tran among region's most competitive
Orange County's 45th congressional district race is one of the most competitive in the region and one of a handful that could change the balance of power in the House of Representatives.
Steel and Tran locked in tight race for California’s 45th Congressional District
Election night results were too close to call in the California Congressional District 45 contest between GOP Rep. Michelle Steel and Democratic challenger Derek Tran.
2024 Election Results: Michelle Steel leads Derek Tran in California’s 45th congressional district
Michelle Steel increasing her lead over Democrat ... is an attorney who lives in Orange. The contest between the two — the only House race in Orange County that features two Asian American candidates — was marked with more mudslinging than policy ...
Democrat Dave Min, Republican Scott Baugh face off for Rep. Katie Porter's Orange County congressional seat
Democratic state Sen. Dave Min and Republican Scott Baugh are vying for former Rep. Katie Porter's open seat to represent an Orange County congressional district.
California 45th Congressional District Election Results
Representative Michelle Steel, a two-term Republican from Orange County, Calif., and the first Korean-American woman ever elected to Congress, is battling for re-election in a district President Biden won in 2020.
Tran has narrow lead over Steel in California District 45
In a race both Democrats and Republicans believe could determine which party controls the House in the next Congressional session, Derek Tran leads incumbent Michelle Steel 50.7 – 49.3%. With 48% of the votes counted,
In early returns, Orange County voters backed Republicans but voted like tax-giddy Democrats
Once again, as President Ronald Reagan said in 1988, “Orange County is where the good Republicans go before they die.” ...
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As an OC supervisor, Michelle Steel awarded a $1.2M pandemic meals contract to her campaign mail printer
The contract Steel directed to her campaign mail vendor in 2020 charged taxpayers about $24 per meal, three times as much as ...
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Election 2024: What early returns show in Orange County’s congressional races
Michelle Steel and attorney Derek Tran locked ... in the district that spans Orange and San Diego counties. Here’s a ...
In Orange County, a Key House Race Could Come Down to Little Saigon Voters
Representative Michelle Steel, a Republican incumbent, and Derek Tran, her Democratic challenger, are trying to identify ...
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This Orange County House race is the most expensive in the US
California's 45th Congressional district, which includes Orange County’s Little Saigon, has attracted more than $46 million in spending.