2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors election

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

2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections

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2 of 5 seats on the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Party Democratic Republican Last election 3 2 Current seats 3 2

Two of the five seats of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors will be 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

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

Candidates

• Kimberly Ho (Republican), Westminster city councilor^[1]
• Frances Marquez (Democratic), Cypress city councilor^[2]
• Janet Nguyen (Republican), California state senator and former Orange County supervisor^[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 assemblyman^[1]
• Michael Vo (Republican), Fountain Valley city councilor

Endorsements

Janet Nguyen (R)

Newspapers

• Orange County Register^[4]

Primary election

General election results

Candidate		Votes	%
Janet Nguyen		50,077	44.31
Frances Marquez		28,596	25.30
Van Tran		20,306	17.97
Kimberly Ho		7,107	6.29
Michael Vo		6,941	6.14
Total votes		113,027

District 3

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

Candidates

• Farrah Khan (Democratic), mayor of Irvine^[5]
• Donald Wagner (Republican), incumbent supervisor^[6]

Endorsements

Donald Wagner (R)

Newspapers

• Orange County Register^[7]

General election

General election results

Candidate		Votes	%
Donald P. Wagner		83,464	64.45
Farrah Khan		46,033	35.55
Total votes		129,497

References

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