2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors election

The 2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 5, 2018, and November 6, 2018. Three of the five seats of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors were up for election.

Orange County Board of Supervisors elections, 2018

← 2016 June 5 and November 6, 2018 2019 (special) →
3 of 5 seats to the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Last election 5 0 0 Seats before 5 0 0 Seats won 2 1 0 Seats after 4 1 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 270,980 108,246 15,281 Percentage 68.7% 27.4% 3.9%
Winners Vote share Republican   60–70%   100% Winners   Republican hold   Democratic gain   No election Democratic   50–60%

County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with the first round in June, followed by a runoff in November between the top two candidates in each district. Runoffs are only held if no candidate receives a majority in each district.

Results

• Note: All elections for the Orange County Board of Supervisors are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option. Candidates all appear on the ballot as nonpartisan.

Results by county supervisorial district

• For districts not displayed, there would be no election until 2020.

Board of Supervisors District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Supervisor	Party
2nd[1]	Michelle Steel		Republican	Michelle Steel		Republican
4th[2]	Shawn Nelson		Republican	Doug Chaffee		Democratic
5th[3]	Lisa Bartlett		Republican	Lisa Bartlett		Republican

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 5%:

1. County Supervisorial district 4, 0.8%

District 2

2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2 election

← 2011 June 5, 2018 2021 (Special) →

Candidate Michelle Steel Brendon Perkins Michael Mahony First round 80,854 63.4% 31,387 24.6% 15,281 12.0%

Supervisor before election Michelle Steel Elected Supervisor Michelle Steel

District 2 consists of coastal Orange County, including Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Cypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, most of Fountain Valley, and neighborhoods in southern Buena Park.

General election

Candidates

• Michael Mahony (Libertarian)
• Brendon Perkins (Democratic)
• Michelle Steel (Republican)

Endorsements

Michelle Steel

U.S. representatives

• Ken Calvert, U.S. representative from California (R-CA-42)
• Paul Cook U.S. representative (R-CA-8)
• Darrell Issa, U.S. representative from California (R-CA-49)
• Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. representative from California (R-CA-48)
• Ed Royce, U.S. representative from California (R-CA-39)

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Brendon Perkins

Organizations

• Community Action fund of Planned Parenthood
• Democratic Party of Orange County
• Orange County Labor Federation

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Results

2018 Orange County's 2nd supervisorial district general election results by congressional district

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•   Steel—60–70%

Orange County Board of Supervisors 2nd district, 2018^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Michelle Steel (incumbent)		80,854	63.4
Brendon Perkins		31,387	24.6
Michael Mahony		15,281	12.0
Total votes		127,522	100.0

District 4

2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4 election

← 2011 June 5 and November 6, 2018 2022 →

Candidate Doug Chaffee Tim Shaw Joe Kerr First round 18,093 20.5 31,387 24.6% 17,717 20.1% Runoff 76,859 50.4 75,537 49.6 Eliminated   Candidate Lucille Kring Rose Espinoza Cynthia Aguirre First round 15,347 17.4% 10,397 11.8% 8,419 9.6% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

Supervisor before election Shawn Nelson Elected Supervisor Doug Chaffee

District 4 consists of inland northwestern Orange County, taking in Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Brea, western Anaheim, and most of Buena Park. Incumbent Shawn Nelson retired to run for California's 39th congressional district.^[7]

General election

Candidates

• Cynthia Aguirre (Democratic)
• Doug Chaffee (Democratic)
• Rose Espinoza (Democratic)
• Joe Kerr (Democratic)
• Lucille Kring (Republican)
• Tim Shaw (Republican)

Endorsements

Tim Shaw

U.S. representatives

• Ed Royce, U.S. representative from California (R-CA-39)

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Results

2018 Orange County's 4th supervisorial district general election initial round results by congressional district

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•   Shaw—50–60%
•   Chaffee—<30%
•   Kring—<30%

Orange County Board of Supervisors 4th district, 2018^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Tim Shaw		18,171	20.6
Doug Chaffee		18,093	20.5
Joe Kerr		17,717	20.1
Lucille Kring		15,347	17.4
Rose Espinoza		10,397	11.8
Cynthia Aguirre		8,419	9.6
Total votes		88,141	100.0

Runoff

Results

2018 Orange County's 4th supervisorial district general election runoff results by congressional district

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•   Chaffee—60–70%
•   Chaffee—50–60%
•   Shaw—50–60%

Orange County Board of Supervisors 4th district runoff, 2018^[9]

Candidate		Votes	%
Doug Chaffee		76,859	50.4
Tim Shaw		75,537	49.6
Total votes		152,396	100.0

District 5

2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5 election

← 2011 June 5, 2018 2022 →

Candidate Lisa Bartlett First round 113,567 100.00%

Supervisor before election Lisa Bartlett Elected Supervisor Lisa Bartlett

District 5 encompasses southern Orange County, including Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, San Clemente, and Dana Point.

General election

Results

2018 Orange County's 5th supervisorial district general election results by congressional district

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•   Bartlett—100%

Orange County Board of Supervisors 5th district, 2018^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Lisa Bartlett (incumbent)		113,567	100.0
Total votes		113,567	100.0