As ballot counting dragged on three weeks after the Nov. 5 general election, Tran and Steel remained separated by 613 votes, or 0.2 percentage points, as of the most recent vote count.
Democrat Derek Tran widened his lead over Rep. Michelle Steel on Thursday, Nov. 21, as the latest vote counts were released for the hotly contested Southern California House seat, CA-45.
Michelle Steel and Derek Tran in the race for California’s 45th congressional district, as of the latest vote tally posted by the secretary of state Friday, Nov. 15. While Steel still has a ...
Michelle Steel and Democratic challenger Derek Tran for an Orange County swing ... It was one of several House races in California with the potential to shape which party will control Congress ...