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Election 2026: Here’s who is winning in Orange County’s congressional races

Santa Ana Orange County Register · June 6, 2026

The election dust is settling a bit on Orange County’s congressional races.

In all eight of the congressional districts that cover Orange County, The Associated Press has called the race for at least one of the contenders who will be advancing to the general election runoff in November. But as of Friday evening, just who is getting the second spot in three races was still uncertain.

Here’s a look at where things stand for Orange County’s congressional races as of Friday evening.

In California’s 38th Congressional District, Democrat Hilda Solis and Republican Pedro Antonio Casas are advancing to the general election, per The Associated Press.

Solis is a longtime member of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, vying for a return to Congress, where she served multiple terms before joining President Barack Obama’s Cabinet as labor secretary. Representatives for her campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

Casas is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army.

“I was very clear that I have …