Democratic challenger Derek Tran and Republican Rep. Michelle Steel remained in a dead heat at 50% each on Monday. Though their vote percentages were the same, Tran led by 102 votes — widening his lead by another 66 votes since the weekend. On Monday, Tran had 153,824 votes while Steel had 153,722 votes.
The two were also tied at 50% each during the weekend. Over the past two weeks of ballot counting, Tran has gradually cut into Steel’s initial lead of roughly 11,000 votes. He overtook the incumbent on Saturday.
This district represents voters in Hawaiian Gardens and Artesia in southeastern L.A. County, as well as northeastern Orange County.
The county registrar estimated it still had 43,800 ballots left to process. Its next update will be on Tuesday.
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