OC 5th District Sup. Race Gets Tighter: Early Election Results

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA — Election Day is over in Laguna Niguel, and residents are closer than ever to finding out who will represent them as county supervisor for Orange County's 5th District, according to preliminary results reported by the Orange County Registrar of Voters.

As of 10 a.m. Wendesday morning, the Orange County Registrar of Voters reported a 33.6 percent voter turnout, with over 611,060 ballots counted so far. Of those ballots, 452,856 were vote-by-mail ballots and 158,203 were vote center ballots.

The Registrar of Voters said that it would continue to update its website with election results throughout the day.

The race to find out who will represent Orange County's coastal cities as District Supervisor to District 5 will continue through Wednesday.

As of 10 a.m., Candidate and current District 2 Supervisor Katrina Foley narrowly led the race with 50.93 percent of the vote. Her opponent, Senator Pat Bates, followed closely behind at 49.07 percent.

This is a contrast from Tuesday night, where Foley led the race with 56.62 percent of votes while Bates trailed at 43.38 percent.

In Laguna Niguel, voters weighed in on two city council members to sit on the dais for the next four years.

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, Laguna Niguel City Council candidates Stephanie Oddo, Ray Gennawey and Stephanie Winstead led the race, claiming 22.99 percent, 22.29 percent and 20.40 percent of the vote, respectively.

For real-time election updates, visit the Orange County Registrar's website.