Two Republican congressional incumbents in Orange County are maintaining their leads over Democratic challengers, while two Democrat incumbents in the county are fighting close races against Republicans.
Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) of the 45th district, and Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) of the 40th district, both elected in 2020 as the first two Korean-American women in Congress, each hold double-digit leads thus far.
Results continue to trickle in across the county and the state — a long and laborious process in the world capital of high-tech, thanks to liberal voting processes and the widespread use of vote-by-mail ballots.
Democrat Reps. Mike Levin of the 49th district — where President Joe Biden held a campaign rally in the closing days of the election — and Katie Porter of the 47th district each continue to hold slender leads.
Further north, in Los Angeles, several key local…
