2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors election

2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections

←  2022 March 5, 2024 November 5, 2024 (runoff) Officially nonpartisan 2026 →
2 of 5 seats on the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Majority party Minority party   Leader Doug Chaffee Donald P. Wagner Party Democratic Republican Last election 3 seats, 75.67% 2 seats, 24.33% Seats before 3 2 Seats won 0 2 Seats after 3 2 Seat change Popular vote 157,503 257,742 Percentage 37.93% 62.07%
Winners:      Republican hold     No election
Chair of the Board of Supervisors before election Donald P. Wagner Elected Chair of the Board of Supervisors Doug Chaffee

The 2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on March 5, 2024 (for general elections) and November 5, 2024 (for runoff elections). Two Board of Supervisors seats (districts 1 and 3) are the only county offices up for election in presidential years. The other county supervisorial district seats (districts 2, 4, and 5) and countywide offices are up for election in midterm years. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan.

Background

The 2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on March 5, 2024 (for general elections) and November 5, 2024 (for runoff elections). Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan.

Two of the five seats of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors were up for election. The Democratic Party currently holds three seats on the board, while the Republican Party holds two.

County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option.

District 1

2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 1 election

←  2020 March 5 and November 5, 2024 2028 →

Candidate Janet Nguyen Frances Marquez Van Tran First round 59,702 43.46% 35,687 25.98% 24,717 17.99% Runoff 160,036 61.2% 101,296 38.8% Eliminated   Candidate Kimberly Ho Michael Vo First round 8,683 6.32% 8,599 6.26% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

First round municipality results Runoff municipality results First round municipality results Nguyen:     30–40     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Marquez:     40–50%     50–60%      No data / no votes

Supervisor before election Andrew Do Elected Supervisor Janet Nguyen

The 1st district includes Huntington Beach, as well as Fountain Valley, Seal Beach, Westminster, and most of Garden Grove. Incumbent Andrew Do, a Republican, was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term.

Candidates

Advanced

• Janet Nguyen (Republican), California state senator and former Orange County supervisor ^[1]

• Frances Marquez (Democratic), Cypress city councilor ^[2]

Eliminated in first round

• Kimberly Ho (Republican), Westminster city councilor ^[3]
• Van Tran (Republican), member of the Orange County Water District Board of Directors, chief of staff to incumbent Andrew Do, and former California state representative ^[3]
• Michael Vo (Republican), former mayor of Fountain Valley ^[4]

Endorsements

Janet Nguyen (R)

Newspapers

• Orange County Register ^[5]

General election

General election results

Candidate		Votes	%
Janet Nguyen		59,702	43.46
Frances Marquez		35,687	25.98
Van Tran		24,717	17.99
Kimberly Ho		8,683	6.32
Michael Vo		8,599	6.26
Total votes		137,388	100%

Runoff

Because no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round in March, State Senator Janet Nguyen and Cypress city council member Frances Marquez advanced to a runoff, which was held on November 5, 2024. Nguyen was elected with 61.2 percent of the vote.

Runoff results

Candidate		Votes	%
Janet Nguyen		160,036	61.2
Frances Marquez		101,296	38.8
Total votes

District 3

2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 3 election

←  2020 March 5, 2024 2028 →

Candidate Donald Wagner Farrah Khan First round 97,706 63.48% 56,207 36.52%

Supervisor before election Donald Wagner Elected Supervisor Donald Wagner

The 3rd district includes Irvine and portions of Orange and Anaheim. Incumbent Republican Donald Wagner ran for re-election.

Candidates

• Farrah Khan (Democratic), mayor of Irvine ^[6]
• Donald Wagner (Republican), incumbent supervisor ^[7]

Endorsements

Donald Wagner (R)

Newspapers

• Orange County Register ^[8]

General election

Incumbent Donald Wagner won a majority of the vote on March 5, winning re-election in the first round and avoiding a runoff.

General election results

Candidate		Votes	%
Donald P. Wagner		97,706	63.48
Farrah Khan		56,207	36.52
Total votes		153,913	100%

References

1. "Janet Nguyen is running again for the O.C. Board of Supervisors". New Santa Ana. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
2. Torres, Destiny (June 2, 2023). "Frances Marquez launches campaign for OC Board of Supervisors". The Orange County Register . Retrieved June 11, 2023.
3. Farzan, Yufra (February 15, 2023). "Race for OC Board of Supervisors Seat Gets Underway". The Orange County Register . Retrieved September 22, 2023.
4. Gerda, Nick (February 13, 2024). "OC County Board of Supervisors". LAist . Retrieved July 10, 2024.
5. "Endorsement: Elect Janet Nguyen to the Orange County Board of Supervisors". Orange County Register. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
6. Torres, Destiny (July 22, 2023). "Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan launches bid for seat on Board of Supervisors". The Orange County Register . Retrieved September 22, 2023.
7. Kang, Hanna (February 10, 2023). "OC Supervisor Don Wagner kicks off his 2024 campaign". The Orange County Register . Retrieved September 22, 2023.
8. "Endorsement: Re-elect Don Wagner to the Orange County Board of Supervisors". OC Register. Retrieved February 16, 2024.