Real-Time Election Results 2024: Newport Beach City Council

NEWPORT BEACH, CA —The polls have closed in California. Voters not only weighed in on the hotly contested presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump. Californians also cast votes in plenty of state races, and Orange County had its own local contests.

Depending on where you live, your ballot may have been chock full of local races. Here are real-time results for everything being voted on in Orange County — national, state and local.

Some Newport Beach voters will decide who they want to represent them on the Newport Beach City Council in the Nov. 5 election.

The field includes one incumbent seeking re-election in his district and five candidates vying for districts 2, 5 and 7. Council members are elected per district; the highest vote-getters by the district are expected to be sworn into four-year terms on the council in late 2024.

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As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, the OC Registrar of Voters found that of 1,861,45o registered voters in Orange County, 54.1 percent cast their vote in this year's 2024 General Election.

With 1,007,150 ballots counted, the OC Registrar of Voters reported 100 percent of precincts reporting results also by 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

For full coverage of the election in California, click here.

To find out what Newport Beach district you live in, visit the city's website.

Here are some vital races happening in Newport Beach.

Newport Beach City Council

In Newport Beach, several seats on the city's dais were up for election. As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Orange County Registrar of Voters reported that in District 2, Michelle Barto held the lead with 62.10 percent of the vote.

Nancy Scarbrough followed with 37.90 percent.

In District 5, Noah Blom maintained a lead with 64.41 percent of the vote. Jeff Herdman followed with 35.59 percent of the vote.

In District 7, Sara J. Weber led the race with 73.78 percent of the vote. Miles Patricola followed with 26.22 of the vote.

Congressional District 47

Voters will decide who they want to represent them in California's 47th District. The district, which spans Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach, is currently represented by Democrat Katie Porter.

This election season, Republican Scott Baugh will face off against Democrat Dave Min. Politico said the race "could very well determine the balance of power in the House" in 2024.

In addition, both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee listed the race as one of their top priorities in the 2024 election cycle.

As of 11 p.m. and with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Min held a lead with 50.64 percent of the vote. Baugh followed behind with 49.36 percent of the vote, according to the OC Registrar

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, Baugh scooted ahead of Min with 50.58 percent of the vote while Min had 49.42 percent of the vote, according to the OC Registrar.

Assembly District 72

Voters will decide who they want to represent them in Assembly District 72. The district, which encompasses Aliso Viejo, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest and Newport Beach, is currently represented by Republican Diane Dixon.

This election season, voters will choose between Dixon and Huntington Beach businesswoman Dom Jones.

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday and with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Dixon led the race with 60.37 percent of the vote. Jones followed behind with 39.63 percent of the vote.

Statewide Races

In California, there are several statewide races to watch and 10 propositions to vote on.

U.S. Senate

A consequential contest to watch will be the race for the U.S. Senate seat long-held by the late Dianne Feinstein. In fact, voters will cast their ballot twice in this race, Nov. 5. They’ll choose a candidate to finish out Feinstein’s current term and again for the next term, which will begin in 2025.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey are both vying for the seat. Schiff, a progressive favorite in the Golden State, has served as a Democratic congressman here since 2000, representing the state’s 30th Congressional District in Los Angeles County.

Garvey, formerly an All-Star for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, advanced in March to the November ballot as a first-time political candidate. Republicans have failed to advance a candidate in two of the last three U.S. Senate races, making Garvey’s defeat of Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, a rare feat for the GOP in blue California.

According to a recent poll from the Public Policy Institute of California, Schiff holds a 28 point-lead (63 percent to 35 percent) over Garvey. Schiff gained widespread name recognition for his role in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Read more about that race here.

U.S. House

As for congressional races, the state’s most competitive contests for the U.S. House seats in California are primarily in three regions — the Central Valley, Orange County and the Inland Empire, according to the Public Policy Institute of California’s most recent election report. The competitive races include districts 3, 9, 13, 22, 27, 40, 41, 45, 47 and 49.

Currently, the GOP holds seven of these seats. Here’s a brief breakdown of the candidates in each competitive area:

• District 3, which hugs the Nevada border from Death Valley to the Sacramento suburbs, will see another contest between Republican Incumbent Kevin Kiley and returning Democratic candidate Jessica Morse. Kiley previously attempted to run for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s seat in a failed recall attempt.
• District 9 centered in Stockton pits Democratic incumbent against Republican challenger Kevin Lincoln II.
• In District 13 covering the San Joaquin Valley, Republican incumbent John Duarte — who flipped the seat red in 2022 for the first time since 1974 — will go up against Democrat Adam Gray. Since Redistricting in 2022, the district is considered a left-leaning swing district whose voters went for Biden in 2020 but chose a Republican representative in 2022.
• District 22 in the San Joaquin Valley will have Republican incumbent David G. Valadao challenge Democrat Rudy Salas. Both candidates were neck-and-neck during the March primary, with Valadao receiving 32.7 votes to Salas’ 31.3. Redistricting has shifted the 22nd to the left since 2020, making Valadao one of the most vulnerable Republican incumbents in the House.
• In District 27, which covers northeast Los Angeles County, GOP incumbent Mike Garcia is pitted against George Whitesides, a former chief of staff of NASA during Barack Obama’s presidency and a formidable challenger for Garcia, who has held the seat since 2020.
• In District 40,covering northeast Riverside County, Democrat Joe Kerr will challenge Republican incumbent Young Kim.
• District 41 will have Republican incumbent Ken Calvert face off against a much younger Democratic contender, Will Rollins. Calvert is the longest-serving GOP member in California Congress. Rollins, who is gay, has clashed with Calvert over LGBTQ+ issues, which may prove to be a challenge for him in a district that encompasses Palm Springs.
• Orange County’s District 45, covering inland north county communities, is diverse both politically and by ethnicity since the area hosts the largest population of Vietnamese people in the nation. There, Republican incumbent Michelle Steel will face off against Derek Tran, a Democrat known for his advocacy for workers’ rights.
• District 47, another Orange County stronghold, is currently represented by Rep. Katie Porter, who did poorly in the March primary and is not seeking reelection. Former GOP state legislator Scott Baugh, who lost to Porter previously, will challenge Sen. Dave Min.
• District 49 will see Democratic incumbent Mike Levin go up against Republican challenger Matt Gunderson.

State Measures

Of course, it wouldn’t be a major election in California if there were not a slew of proposed propositions on the ballot.

There are 10 statewide propositions on the ballot, including two $10 billion bond measures for school construction and to address climate change. There are also two amendments to the state constitution, one which would repeal the unenforceable ban on same-sex marriage and another that would make it easier for bond measures to pass by lowering the voter threshold from the current supermajority needed to approve bond measures.

However, the most hot-button measure on the ballot is Proposition 36, which seeks to reverse some of the criminal justice reforms passed when voters approved Proposition 47 a decade ago. If Prop 36 passes, it could significantly increase prison time for some drug and theft offenses that are currently misdemeanors.

Click here for Patch’s in-depth reporting on all 10 propositions.