Lou Correa will be Orange County's newest congressman, the AP projects. Correa prevailed in his fight against fellow Democrat, Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen, in his race to replace Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Orange) in the 46th Congressional District. As of midnight Wednesday, Correa was leading by a wide 70-30 margin, with 48% of precincts reporting. Nguyen eked out a surprise victory in the June primary, marking the first time Republicans have been shut out of a congressional race in Orange County. The race was expected to be a test of the ethnic loyalties of the diverse district's Vietnamese and Latino voting blocs.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 09, 2016 08:09 UTC