In the hotly contested race for a third-district seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Irvine Mayor Don Wagner has a slim lead over former Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez following Tuesday’s special election.
In the hotly contested race for a third-district seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Irvine Mayor Don Wagner, right, has a slim lead over former Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez following Tuesday's special election.
Should Wagner, who holds a five-point lead, emerge as winner, he would boost the Republican majority on the influential five-member board that controls a $6-billion budget.
“It’s exciting to watch democracy in action. We have worked so hard every week, every weekend. A lot of people didn’t even know there was a special election, which is why we devoted so much time to get the message out,” said Jannelle Welker, who has spent 90 hours canvassing the district for Sanchez in the 10 weeks leading up to election day.
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