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.
They’re based on the latest tallies from the L.A. County registrar or California Secretary of ... is running against Democrat Derek Tran in the 45th congressional district.
Last night, Orange County reported 354 more votes in California's 45th District, and Democrat Derek Tran's lead over Republican Rep. Michelle Steel expanded from 545 votes to 581 votes.