2020 Orange County Board of Supervisors election

Orange County Board of Supervisors elections, 2020

March 3 and November 3, 2020
2 of 5 seats to the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 1 Seats before 4 1 Seats won 2 0 Seats after 4 1 Seat change
Republican:      50–60% Winners:      Republican hold      No election

The 2020 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections was held on March 3, 2020 as part of the primary election on March 3, 2020. Two of the five seats of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors were up for election.

County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A two-round system was to be used for the election, starting with the first round in March; followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates in each district. Runoffs are held if no candidate receives a majority in each district.

District 1

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 1 election

March 5, 2024

Candidate Andrew Do Sergio Contreras First round 40,999 42.3% 21,721 22.4% Runoff 106,252 51.8% 98,693 48.2%   Candidate Miguel A. Pulido Kim Bernice Nguyen First round 19,616 20.2% 14,570 15.0% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Supervisor before election Andrew Do Elected Supervisor Andrew Do

District 1 takes in western Orange County, including Santa Ana, Westminster, Garden Grove and parts of Fountain Valley. The incumbent is Andrew Do, who was re-elected with 50.2% of the vote in 2016.

Candidates

• Sergio Contreras, Westminster city councilman (Democratic)
• Andrew Do, incumbent supervisor (Republican)
• Kim Bernice Nguyen, Garden Grove city councilwoman (Democratic)
• Miguel A. Pulido, mayor of Santa Ana (Democratic)

General election

Endorsements

Sergio Contreras

Organizations

• Democratic Party of Orange County
• Orange County Labor Federation

Andrew Do

Organizations

• Republican Party of Orange County

Kim Bernice Nguyen

State-level officials

• Tom Umberg, state senator (D-34)

Miguel Pulido

Organizations

• Orange County Attorneys Association

Results

2020 Orange County's 1st supervisorial district general election initial round results by congressional district

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•   Do—50–60%
•   Do—40–50%
•   Pulido—30–40%
•   No votes

Orange County Board of Supervisors 1st district, 2020

Candidate		Votes	%
Andrew Do (incumbent)		40,999	42.3
Sergio Contreras		21,721	22.4
Miguel A. Pulido		19,616	20.2
Kim Bernice Nguyen		14,570	15.0
Total votes		96,906	100.0

Runoff

Endorsements

Sergio Contreras

Organizations

• Democratic Party of Orange County
• Orange County Labor Federation

Andrew Do

Organizations

• Republican Party of Orange County

Results

Orange County Board of Supervisors 1st district runoff, 2020

Candidate		Votes	%
Andrew Do (incumbent)		106,252	51.8
Sergio Contreras		98,693	48.2
Total votes		204,945	100.0

District 3

2020 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 3 election

March 5, 2024

Candidate Donald Wagner Ashleigh Aitken First round 80,544 52.3% 73,334 47.7%

Supervisor before election Donald Wagner Elected Supervisor Donald Wagner

The 3rd district encompasses central Orange County, taking in Irvine, Orange, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda, and Anaheim Hills. The incumbent is Donald P. Wagner, who was elected with 42.0% of the vote in 2019.

Incumbent Republican Donald Wagner ran for re-election.

Candidates

• Donald Wagner (Republican), incumbent supervisor
• Ashleigh Aitken, attorney and member of the Orange County Fair Board (Democratic)

General election

Results

2020 Orange County's 3rd supervisorial district general election results by congressional district

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•   Wagner—60–70%
•   Wagner—50–60%
•   Aitken—50–60%

Orange County Board of Supervisors 3rd district, 2020

Candidate		Votes	%
Donald P. Wagner (incumbent)		80,544	52.3
Ashleigh Aitken		73,334	47.7
Total votes		153,878	100.0

External links

Official campaign websites of first district candidates

• Sergio Contreras for Supervisor
• Andrew Do for Supervisor

Official campaign websites of third district candidates

• Ashleigh Aitken for Supervisor Archived 2019-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Donald Wagner for Supervisor