Orange County, California, held primary elections for county board of supervisors, county assessor, county auditor-controller, district attorney-public administrator, county sheriff-coroner, county treasurer-tax collector, county superintendent of schools, county clerk-recorder, and superior court judges on June 5, 2018. Whoever received the most votes for the county board of education won the seat outright in the primary. Candidates who received a majority of votes in the primary elections for the other seats on the ballot also won outright. Because no candidates received a majority of votes in the races for district attorney-public administrator, sheriff-coronor, and the District 4 seat of the board of supervisors, the top two vote-getters advanced to a general election that was held on November 6, 2018.^[1]

Water district seats, community college district seats, and hazard abatement board seats were also on the ballot on November 6, 2018.^[2]

Elections

Assessor

	2020 → ;
2018 Orange County elections
Election dates
	Filing deadline: March 9, 2018 & August 10, 2018
	Primary election: June 5, 2018; General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
	Offices up: County board of supervisors, county assessor, county auditor-controller, district attorney-public administrator, county sheriff-coroner, county treasurer-tax collector, county superintendent of schools, county clerk-recorder, county board of education, superior court judges, water districts, community college districts, and hazard abatement board
	Total seats up: 62;
	Election type: Nonpartisan
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Assessor

Incumbent Claude Parrish won election outright against Richard Ramirez and Nathaniel Epstein in the primary for Orange County Assessor on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claude Parrish (Nonpartisan)	69.0	358,634
	Submit photo	Richard Ramirez (Nonpartisan)	17.4	90,631
	Submit photo	Nathaniel Epstein (Nonpartisan)	13.6	70,831

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 520,096
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Auditor-Controller

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Auditor-Controller

Incumbent Eric Woolery won election outright against Toni Smart in the primary for Orange County Auditor-Controller on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Eric Woolery (Nonpartisan)	74.3	369,704
	Submit photo	Toni Smart (Nonpartisan)	25.7	127,768

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 497,472
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District Attorney-Public Administrator

General election

General election for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator

Todd Spitzer defeated incumbent Tony Rackauckas in the general election for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Todd Spitzer (Nonpartisan)	53.2	484,830
	Submit photo	Tony Rackauckas (Nonpartisan)	46.8	425,764

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 910,594
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator

Incumbent Tony Rackauckas and Todd Spitzer defeated Brett Murdock and Lenore Albert-Sheridan in the primary for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tony Rackauckas (Nonpartisan)	38.5	209,148
✔	Submit photo	Todd Spitzer (Nonpartisan)	35.2	191,346
		Brett Murdock (Nonpartisan)	22.4	121,818
		Lenore Albert-Sheridan (Nonpartisan)	3.8	20,890

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 543,202
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Sheriff-Coroner

General election

General election for Orange County Sheriff-Coroner

Don Barnes defeated Duke Nguyen in the general election for Orange County Sheriff-Coroner on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Don Barnes (Nonpartisan)	54.2	508,787
	Duke Nguyen (Nonpartisan)	45.8	430,353

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 939,140
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Sheriff-Coroner

Don Barnes and Duke Nguyen defeated David Harrington in the primary for Orange County Sheriff-Coroner on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Don Barnes (Nonpartisan)	49.4	265,059
✔		Duke Nguyen (Nonpartisan)	31.1	166,848
	Submit photo	David Harrington (Nonpartisan)	19.5	104,623

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 536,530
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Treasurer-Tax Collector

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector

Incumbent Shari Freidenrich won election outright in the primary for Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Shari Freidenrich (Nonpartisan)	100.0	451,081

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 451,081
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Superintendent of Schools

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Superintendent of Schools

Incumbent Al Mijares won election outright in the primary for Orange County Superintendent of Schools on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Al Mijares (Nonpartisan)	100.0	403,458

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 403,458
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Clerk-Recorder

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Clerk-Recorder

Incumbent Hugh Nguyen won election outright against Steve Rocco in the primary for Orange County Clerk-Recorder on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Hugh Nguyen (Nonpartisan)	79.1	407,638
	Submit photo	Steve Rocco (Nonpartisan)	20.9	107,926

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 515,564
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Board of Education

Area 2

General election

General election for Orange County Board of Education District 2

Mari Barke defeated incumbent David Boyd and Matt Nguyen in the general election for Orange County Board of Education District 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mari Barke (Nonpartisan)	40.1	47,320
	Submit photo	David Boyd (Nonpartisan)	34.6	40,812
		Matt Nguyen (Nonpartisan)	25.3	29,771

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,903
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Area 5

General election

General election for Orange County Board of Education District 5

Lisa Sparks defeated Mary Navarro, Kimberly Clark, Dan Draitser, and Mike Dalati in the general election for Orange County Board of Education District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Sparks (Nonpartisan)	56.8	81,016
	Submit photo	Mary Navarro (Nonpartisan)	24.8	35,346
	Submit photo	Kimberly Clark (Nonpartisan)	9.2	13,151
	Submit photo	Dan Draitser (Nonpartisan)	5.8	8,313
	Submit photo	Mike Dalati (Nonpartisan)	3.4	4,783

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 142,609
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Board of Supervisors

District 2

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2

Incumbent Michelle Steel won election outright against Brendon Perkins and Michael Mahony in the primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Steel (Nonpartisan)	63.4	80,854
	Submit photo	Brendon Perkins (Nonpartisan)	24.6	31,387
		Michael Mahony (Nonpartisan)	12.0	15,281

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 127,522
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District 4

General election

General election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4

Doug Chaffee defeated Tim Shaw in the general election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Chaffee (Nonpartisan)	50.4	76,859
	Submit photo	Tim Shaw (Nonpartisan)	49.6	75,537

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 152,396
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4

The following candidates ran in the primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tim Shaw (Nonpartisan)	20.6	18,171
✔		Doug Chaffee (Nonpartisan)	20.5	18,093
		Joe Kerr (Nonpartisan)	20.1	17,717
		Lucille Kring (Nonpartisan)	17.4	15,347
	Submit photo	Rose Espinoza (Nonpartisan)	11.8	10,397
	Submit photo	Cynthia Aguirre (Nonpartisan)	9.6	8,419

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 88,144
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District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5

Incumbent Lisa Bartlett won election outright in the primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Bartlett (Nonpartisan)	100.0	113,567

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 113,567
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Special districts

Orange County Water District

Division 1

General election

General election for Orange County Water District District 1

Incumbent Dina Nguyen defeated Linda Zamora in the general election for Orange County Water District District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dina Nguyen (Nonpartisan)	64.2	28,419
	Submit photo	Linda Zamora (Nonpartisan)	35.8	15,854

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,273
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District 7

General election

General election for Orange County Water District District 7

Kelly Rowe defeated incumbent Shawn Dewane in the general election for Orange County Water District District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kelly Rowe (Nonpartisan)	59.1	35,878
	Submit photo	Shawn Dewane (Nonpartisan)	40.9	24,871

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,749
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Irvine Ranch Water District

General election

General election for Irvine Ranch Water District At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Douglas Reinhart, incumbent Steven LaMar, and incumbent Peer Swan defeated Andrew Pollard and Richard Vanzini in the general election for Irvine Ranch Water District At-large on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Douglas Reinhart (Nonpartisan)	26.0	66,178
✔	Submit photo	Steven LaMar (Nonpartisan)	25.2	64,181
✔	Submit photo	Peer Swan (Nonpartisan)	21.4	54,448
	Submit photo	Andrew Pollard (Nonpartisan)	20.7	52,588
	Submit photo	Richard Vanzini (Nonpartisan)	6.7	17,104

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 254,499
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North Orange County Community College District

Trustee Area 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Barbara Dunsheath (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Trustee Area 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Stephen Blount (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Trustee Area 6

General election

General election for North Orange County Community College District, District 6

Incumbent Jeffrey Brown defeated Pao Ling Guo in the general election for North Orange County Community College District, District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey Brown (Nonpartisan)	67.2	22,753
	Submit photo	Pao Ling Guo (Nonpartisan)	32.8	11,093

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,846
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Rancho Santiago Community College

Trustee Area 2

General election

The general election was canceled. John Hanna (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Trustee Area 4

General election

General election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 4

Incumbent Lawrence Labrado defeated John Ortega in the general election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lawrence Labrado (Nonpartisan)	54.1	7,880
	Submit photo	John Ortega (Nonpartisan)	45.9	6,695

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,575
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Trustee Area 6

General election

General election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 6

Incumbent Phillip Yarbrough defeated Diane Singer in the general election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Phillip Yarbrough (Nonpartisan)	62.2	19,157
		Diane Singer (Nonpartisan)	37.8	11,641

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,798
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South Orange County Community College

Trustee Area 2

General election

General election for South Orange County Community College District District 2

Incumbent T.J. Prendergast III defeated Newt Williams in the general election for South Orange County Community College District District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	T.J. Prendergast III (Nonpartisan)	72.0	195,679
	Submit photo	Newt Williams (Nonpartisan)	28.0	75,909

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,588
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Trustee Area 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Terri Whitt Rydell (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Trustee Area 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Marcia Milchiker (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Santiago Geologic Hazard Abatement District

General election

The general election was canceled. Hari Lal (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Superior Court

Office 1

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent William Claster ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 1.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 1 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
William Claster Incumbent

Office 2

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent John Dorsey Conley ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 2.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 2 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
John Dorsey Conley Incumbent

Office 3

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Bradley Erdosi ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 3.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 3 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Bradley Erdosi Incumbent

Office 4

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Sheila Fell ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 4.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 4 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Sheila Fell Incumbent

Office 5

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent John Gastelum ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 5.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 5 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
John Gastelum Incumbent

Office 6

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Stephanie George ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 6.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 6 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Stephanie George Incumbent

Office 7

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Geoffrey Glass ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 7.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 7 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Geoffrey Glass Incumbent

Office 8

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Beatriz Gordon ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 8.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 8 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Beatriz Gordon Incumbent

Office 9

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Sheila Hanson ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 9.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 9 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Sheila Hanson Incumbent

Office 10

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Douglas Hatchimonji ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 10.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 10 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Douglas Hatchimonji Incumbent

Office 11

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Carol Henson ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 11.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 11 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Carol Henson Incumbent

Office 12

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent David Hoffer ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 12.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 12 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
David Hoffer Incumbent

Office 13

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Orange County

Incumbent Theodore R. Howard won election outright against Franklin Dunn in the primary for Superior Court of Orange County on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Theodore R. Howard (Nonpartisan)	78.8	392,776
	Submit photo	Franklin Dunn (Nonpartisan)	21.2	105,747

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 498,523
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Office 14

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Gerald Johnston ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 14.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 14 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Gerald Johnston Incumbent

Office 15

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent M. Marc Kelly ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 15.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 15 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
M. Marc Kelly Incumbent

Office 16

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Dennis Keough ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 16.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 16 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Dennis Keough Incumbent

Office 17

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Erick Larsh ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 17.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 17 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Erick Larsh

Office 18

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Richard Lee ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 18.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 18 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Richard Lee Incumbent

Office 19

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Brett London ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 19.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 19 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Brett London Incumbent

Office 20

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Michael Leversen ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 20.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 20 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Michael Leversen Incumbent

Office 21

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Charles Margines ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 21.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 21 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Charles Margines Incumbent

Office 22

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Linda Marks ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 22.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 22 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Linda Marks Incumbent

Office 23

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Layne Melzer ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 23.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 23 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Layne Melzer Incumbent

Office 24

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Mark Millard ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 24.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 24 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Mark Millard Incumbent

Office 25

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Richard Pacheco ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 25.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 25 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Richard Pacheco Incumbent

Office 26

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Gary Paer ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 26.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 26 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Gary Paer Incumbent

Office 27

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Joe Perez ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 27.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 27 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Joe Perez Incumbent

Office 28

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Gary Pohlson ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 28.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 28 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Gary Pohlson Incumbent

Office 29

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Glenn Salter ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 29.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 29 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Glenn Salter Incumbent

Office 30

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Salvador Sarmiento ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 30.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 30 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Salvador Sarmiento Incumbent

Office 31

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Walter Schwarm ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 31.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 31 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Walter Schwarm Incumbent

Office 32

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Deborah Servino ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 32.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 32 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Deborah Servino Incumbent

Office 33

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Michael Strickroth ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 33.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 33 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Michael Strickroth Incumbent

Office 34

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Daphne Sykes Scott ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 34.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 34 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Daphne Sykes Scott Incumbent

Office 35

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Peter Wilson ran unopposed in the race for Orange County Superior Court Office 35.^[3]

Orange County Superior Court, Office 35 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Peter Wilson Incumbent

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2018

About the county

See also: Orange County, California

The county government of Orange County is located in Santa Ana, California. The county was first established in 1889. It covers a total of 790.5 square miles in southern California.^[4]As of 2010, its population was 3,010,232.

County government

See also: Government of Orange County, California

Orange County is overseen by a five-member board of supervisors. Each supervisor is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a county assessor, county auditor, county clerk-recorder, district attorney, county sheriff-coroner, and county treasurer-tax collector.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Orange County, California
	Orange County	California
Population	3,010,232	37,253,956
Land area (sq mi)	792	155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White	61%	59.7%
Black/African American	1.8%	5.8%
Asian	20.5%	14.5%
Native American	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.4%
Other (single race)	11.9%	14%
Multiple	4.1%	4.9%
Hispanic/Latino	34.1%	39%
Education
High school graduation rate	85.5%	83.3%
College graduation rate	40.6%	33.9%
Income
Median household income	$90,234	$75,235
Persons below poverty level	10.9%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.^[5]^[6]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.

2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	39.63%	57.31%	R+17.7	36.09%	56.75%	R+20.7	R
2	64.68%	30.51%	D+34.2	62.20%	28.98%	D+33.2	D
3	42.41%	54.46%	R+12.1	39.47%	53.31%	R+13.8	R
4	63.16%	33.86%	D+29.3	63.03%	29.95%	D+33.1	D
5	41.27%	55.92%	R+14.7	38.51%	54.85%	R+16.3	R
6	38.59%	59.09%	R+20.5	41.17%	52.02%	R+10.9	R
7	67.59%	29.61%	D+38	67.63%	25.69%	D+41.9	D
8	51.72%	45.62%	D+6.1	51.77%	41.03%	D+10.7	D
9	60.56%	37.52%	D+23	61.47%	32.89%	D+28.6	D
10	73.76%	23.28%	D+50.5	75.65%	17.96%	D+57.7	D
11	60.96%	36.87%	D+24.1	58.86%	35.17%	D+23.7	D
12	45.19%	52.50%	R+7.3	43.11%	51.05%	R+7.9	R
13	64.23%	33.88%	D+30.4	62.97%	31.79%	D+31.2	D
14	68.80%	28.72%	D+40.1	69.55%	24.47%	D+45.1	D
15	86.82%	9.56%	D+77.3	87.39%	7.04%	D+80.4	D
16	57.74%	40.10%	D+17.6	64.47%	29.23%	D+35.2	R
17	87.07%	9.36%	D+77.7	88.12%	6.95%	D+81.2	D
18	86.89%	10.23%	D+76.7	85.89%	8.44%	D+77.5	D
19	78.94%	18.38%	D+60.6	81.63%	13.34%	D+68.3	D
20	75.74%	22.15%	D+53.6	75.52%	19.12%	D+56.4	D
21	55.61%	42.03%	D+13.6	54.63%	39.46%	D+15.2	D
22	71.43%	26.31%	D+45.1	75.16%	19.75%	D+55.4	D
23	43.46%	54.71%	R+11.2	43.95%	50.78%	R+6.8	R
24	72.16%	24.96%	D+47.2	78.19%	15.93%	D+62.3	D
25	72.40%	25.26%	D+47.1	73.61%	20.90%	D+52.7	D
26	41.15%	56.68%	R+15.5	41.54%	52.93%	R+11.4	R
27	76.36%	21.54%	D+54.8	77.76%	17.29%	D+60.5	D
28	66.64%	30.77%	D+35.9	70.63%	23.08%	D+47.6	D
29	69.95%	26.66%	D+43.3	70.00%	22.96%	D+47	D
30	66.99%	30.86%	D+36.1	66.70%	27.32%	D+39.4	D
31	61.98%	36.21%	D+25.8	62.13%	32.93%	D+29.2	D
32	56.20%	41.81%	D+14.4	56.50%	37.98%	D+18.5	D
33	41.80%	55.51%	R+13.7	40.02%	54.61%	R+14.6	R
34	33.96%	63.85%	R+29.9	34.07%	60.21%	R+26.1	R
35	47.82%	49.42%	R+1.6	49.57%	43.43%	D+6.1	R
36	48.79%	48.48%	D+0.3	49.94%	43.86%	D+6.1	R
37	60.97%	36.28%	D+24.7	64.27%	29.21%	D+35.1	D
38	46.73%	50.84%	R+4.1	49.64%	44.39%	D+5.2	R
39	73.75%	23.67%	D+50.1	74.64%	19.80%	D+54.8	D
40	53.14%	44.72%	D+8.4	54.08%	40.01%	D+14.1	R
41	59.74%	37.72%	D+22	62.82%	31.27%	D+31.5	D
42	44.98%	52.93%	R+7.9	45.61%	49.70%	R+4.1	R
43	67.35%	29.62%	D+37.7	68.94%	25.45%	D+43.5	D
44	52.37%	45.51%	D+6.9	57.12%	36.99%	D+20.1	D
45	63.46%	34.12%	D+29.3	67.36%	27.39%	D+40	D
46	73.73%	23.65%	D+50.1	76.20%	18.48%	D+57.7	D
47	71.49%	26.54%	D+44.9	70.10%	24.80%	D+45.3	D
48	64.08%	33.44%	D+30.6	65.60%	28.50%	D+37.1	D
49	64.69%	33.26%	D+31.4	67.57%	27.17%	D+40.4	D
50	70.79%	26.51%	D+44.3	76.72%	18.33%	D+58.4	D
51	83.48%	13.50%	D+70	84.05%	10.19%	D+73.9	D
52	65.01%	32.92%	D+32.1	65.78%	28.71%	D+37.1	D
53	84.64%	12.59%	D+72	84.83%	9.63%	D+75.2	D
54	83.62%	13.88%	D+69.7	85.15%	10.12%	D+75	D
55	45.77%	52.23%	R+6.5	49.92%	44.61%	D+5.3	R
56	62.14%	36.26%	D+25.9	64.21%	31.24%	D+33	D
57	63.71%	34.01%	D+29.7	65.92%	28.39%	D+37.5	D
58	70.24%	27.80%	D+42.4	72.54%	22.26%	D+50.3	D
59	93.24%	5.19%	D+88	90.70%	5.09%	D+85.6	D
60	51.32%	46.31%	D+5	52.48%	41.97%	D+10.5	D
61	63.43%	34.55%	D+28.9	62.47%	31.62%	D+30.9	D
62	80.81%	17.00%	D+63.8	82.05%	13.06%	D+69	D
63	76.06%	21.73%	D+54.3	77.35%	17.38%	D+60	D
64	88.74%	9.98%	D+78.8	86.21%	9.61%	D+76.6	D
65	51.90%	45.68%	D+6.2	56.73%	37.28%	D+19.4	D
66	54.18%	43.24%	D+10.9	59.97%	33.60%	D+26.4	D
67	39.61%	58.33%	R+18.7	38.89%	55.94%	R+17.1	R
68	42.55%	55.12%	R+12.6	49.42%	44.58%	D+4.8	R
69	67.37%	30.30%	D+37.1	71.94%	22.33%	D+49.6	D
70	67.38%	29.93%	D+37.5	68.13%	25.09%	D+43	D
71	38.47%	59.51%	R+21	38.19%	56.26%	R+18.1	R
72	46.71%	51.06%	R+4.4	51.40%	43.13%	D+8.3	R
73	38.68%	59.36%	R+20.7	43.89%	50.38%	R+6.5	R
74	45.14%	52.42%	R+7.3	50.71%	43.29%	D+7.4	R
75	39.42%	58.50%	R+19.1	43.22%	50.68%	R+7.5	R
76	48.76%	49.04%	R+0.3	53.11%	40.38%	D+12.7	R
77	48.25%	49.83%	R+1.6	55.16%	38.94%	D+16.2	R
78	63.15%	34.08%	D+29.1	67.48%	25.85%	D+41.6	D
79	61.21%	36.91%	D+24.3	64.24%	30.04%	D+34.2	D
80	69.47%	28.67%	D+40.8	73.15%	21.34%	D+51.8	D
Total	60.35%	37.19%	D+23.2	62.25%	31.89%	D+30.4	-
Source: Daily Kos

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Footnotes

[1] Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate's Handbook for the June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election," accessed June 6, 2018

[2] Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filing Log: November 2018 General Election," accessed October 16, 2018

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[4] Orange County Clerk-Recorder, "Orange County History," accessed August 31, 2016

[5] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013

[6] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2018)

Elections

Assessor

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Assessor

Auditor-Controller

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Auditor-Controller

District Attorney-Public Administrator

General election

General election for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator

Sheriff-Coroner

General election

General election for Orange County Sheriff-Coroner

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Sheriff-Coroner

Treasurer-Tax Collector

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector

Superintendent of Schools

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Superintendent of Schools

Clerk-Recorder

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Clerk-Recorder

Board of Education

Area 2

General election

General election for Orange County Board of Education District 2

Area 5

General election

General election for Orange County Board of Education District 5

Board of Supervisors

District 2

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2

District 4

General election

General election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 4

District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5

Special districts

Orange County Water District

Division 1

General election

General election for Orange County Water District District 1

District 7

General election

General election for Orange County Water District District 7

Irvine Ranch Water District

General election

General election for Irvine Ranch Water District At-large (3 seats)

North Orange County Community College District

Trustee Area 1

General election

Trustee Area 3

General election

Trustee Area 6

General election

General election for North Orange County Community College District, District 6

Rancho Santiago Community College

Trustee Area 2

General election

Trustee Area 4

General election

General election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 4

Trustee Area 6

General election

General election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 6

South Orange County Community College

Trustee Area 2

General election

General election for South Orange County Community College District District 2

Trustee Area 4

General election