So far voter turnout in Orange County is less than 20%.
Spitzer was challenged by Democratic-endorsed candidate Pete Hardin, a former federal and state prosecutor, as well as Bryan Chehock, an attorney for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and former Orange County prosecutor Michael Jacobs.
. An Orange County Superior Court judge on Friday found that Spitzer violated the Racial Justice Act in that case.Civil rights leaders also condemned Spitzer for repeating a racial slur during a gathering of Orange County attorneys as the prosecutor touted his office's work cracking down on hate crimes.for infidelity and for allegedly harassing a domestic violence victim for a date when he was a state prosecutor.
"It was not as favorable as I'd hoped," Chaffee told City News Service on Wednesday. "I think there's a little anti-incumbent feeling there, not just me. The Republicans saw a contest between two Democrats splitting the vote and made a last-minute rush." Ada Briceno, the chairwoman of the Orange County Democratic Party, said Park would represent a more progressive voice on the board.LA City Council Race: Mitch O'Farrell appears to be headed for runoff
"We love the fact that Foley is down to 40%," Whitaker said. "There's going to be a good Republican running against her. I have to think Senator Bates will be our nominee and we'll all be behind her.""There are 188,000 ballots left to count in Orange County and those are the ones mailed in or dropped off at vote centers or drop boxes since last Friday," Whitaker said. "For our purposes we know that the voting trend over the weekend are more Republicans.
"We needed many more voters," she said. "I have been pushing all of our candidates to contact one voter at a time. I think that's very crucial. We're going to have to focus on that more."UC Irvine political science professor Louis DeSipio said it appears the electorate was "pro incumbency in some cases — Spitzer a little more than Porter.
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