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By Breeana Greenberg
With just two candidates facing off in the race to represent California’s 74th Assembly District, the June 7 primaries may offer a preview of what’s to come this November.
Based on results as of late Tuesday night, June 7, San Clemente Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan, a Democrat, looked to be leading against Republican incumbent Laurie Davies in the race for the State Assembly seat that will officially be decided in the General Election on Nov. 8.
With 44.5% of the 283 precincts partially reporting, Duncan was the apparent front-runner in the race, holding 52.7% of the vote (28,604), with Davies trailing at 47.3% (25,640).
Though the numbers are preliminary, Duncan said that the early results are encouraging.
“All the residents of this district deserve someone who’s going to be effective in Sacramento and deliver for them,” Duncan told The Capistrano Dispatch on Tuesday night.
He added that his campaign’s biggest strength was his efforts to “meet voters where they are.”
“We put in the work,” Duncan continued. “We hear what their concerns are and I talk very specifically about what I can do to address those concerns and be a voice for them in Sacramento.”
Duncan previously campaigned for the State Assembly seat in 2020, when the seat was under the 73rd District, but lost in the Primary race receiving 18.4% of the vote. Davies went to win the seat in the 2020 General Election against Democrat Scott Rhinehart.
Davies did not respond to multiple requests for comment as of this posting.
The preliminary results from the California Secretary of State’s website tracking the election are unofficial.
Breeana Greenberg
Breeana Greenberg is the city reporter for the Dana Point Times. She graduated from Chapman University with a bachelor of arts degree in English. Before joining Picket Fence Media, she worked as a freelance reporter with the Laguna Beach Independent. Breeana can be reached by email at bgreenberg@picketfencemedia.com
