Incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel and Democratic challenger Derek Tran remain locked in a close contest.
More than two weeks after Election Day, incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel and Democratic challenger Derek Tran remain locked in a close contest.
As of Friday morning, Democratic challenger Derek Tran was 480 votes ahead of Republican Rep. Michelle Steel in the 45th House District, which includes Garden Grove, Westminster, Buena Park and Artesia. Parts of Brea, Lakewood, Fullerton and Yorba Linda are in the district that's shaped like a C and wraps around Anaheim.Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter.
This district supported Joe Biden for president in 2020, but voted for Republican John Cox over Gavin Newsom in the 2018 gubernatorial election. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans, but Steel defeated a Democrat in 2020 before winning re-election in 2022.
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