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These are the first results posted by the Orange County Registrar of Voters, based on vote-by-mail ballots.
As of this first round, voter turnout is 14% and 253,344 vote-by-mail ballots have been counted. There are 1,809,773 registered voters in the County of Orange.
Orange County Breeze will publish an update tomorrow morning.
67th District
| Candidate | # | % |
| Param Brar (D) | 1,575 | 7.09% |
| Sharon Quirk-Silva (D) | 11,559 | 52.07% |
| Sou Moua (R) | 1,408 | 6.34% |
| Soo Yoo (R) | 7,657 | 34.49% |
73rd District
| Candidate | # | % |
| Steven “Steve” Choi (R) | 12,519 | 39.61% |
| Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) | 19,090 | 60.39% |
About California’s Top-Two or Open Primary
According to the Orange County Registrar of Voters:
This means that a voter could cast his/her vote for any candidate, regardless of what party preference the voter indicated on his/her voter registration form. Only the two candidates receiving the most votes – regardless of party preference – would then go to the General Election ballot, regardless of vote totals. Even if a candidate received a majority of the vote (50 percent + 1), he/she must be in a run-off in the General Election. And, even if there were only two candidates in the open primary, a General Election is still required.
