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2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors election

The 2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on March 5, 2024 (for general elections) and November 5, 2024 (for runoff elections). Two Board of Supervisors seats (districts 1 and 3) are the only county offices up for election in presidential years. The other county supervisorial district seats (districts 2, 4, and 5) and countywide offices are up for election in midterm years. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan.

Background

The 2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on March 5, 2024 (for general elections) and November 5, 2024 (for runoff elections). Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan.

Two of the five seats of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors were up for election. The Democratic Party currently holds three seats on the board, while the Republican Party holds two.

County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option.

District 1

The 1st district includes Huntington Beach, as well as Fountain Valley, Seal Beach, Westminster, and most of Garden Grove. Incumbent Andrew Do, a Republican, was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term.

Candidates

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  • Janet Nguyen (Republican), California state senator and former Orange County supervisor
  • Frances Marquez (Democratic), Cypress city councilor

Eliminated in first round

Endorsements

General election

Runoff

Because no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round in March, State Senator Janet Nguyen and Cypress city council member Frances Marquez advanced to a runoff, which was held on November 5, 2024. Nguyen was elected with 61.2 percent of the vote.

District 3

The 3rd district includes Irvine and portions of Orange and Anaheim. Incumbent Republican Donald Wagner ran for re-election.

Candidates

Endorsements

General election

Incumbent Donald Wagner won a majority of the vote on March 5, winning re-election in the first round and avoiding a runoff.

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