As of Tuesday night, only one House Race in Orange County It’s still too close to call.

A week after Election Day, control of the House is still up for grabs and vote counting in California is still underway. While the Republican Party, which already has control of the presidency and the Senate, is poised to retain the House, recent vote counts in several California seats have tilted in favor of Democrats.

In California’s 49th Congressional Districtcovering parts of Orange and San Diego counties, Rep. Michael LevinDemocrat from San Juan Capistrano, won re-election, The Associated Press reported Tuesday night.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Levin had 52% of the vote, ahead of Republicans. Matt Gunderson by almost 14,200 votes. A day after Election Day, the two were separated by only about 5,000 votes, but subsequent batches of Democratic-leaning votes have pushed Levin to a more decisive lead.

“This was a competitive and close race and I am proud of the incredible work we did as a team with hundreds of volunteers to get this over the finish line. “We knocked on thousands of doors, called thousands of voters, and held town hall meetings across the district to share our message of achieving successful bipartisan outcomes for our residents,” Levin said in a statement Tuesday night. “I am committed to working with my colleagues from both parties on common-sense, bipartisan solutions to our pressing challenges. “We must come together to achieve results for all American families.”

The Gunderson campaign could not immediately be reached for comment.

In California’s 47th Congressional Districtthat stretches along the coast of Orange County, former assemblyman Scott Baugh granted to the state senator. David MinIrvine Democrat, Tuesday night.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Min doubled his lead over Baugh from Monday’s results. At last count, Min led Baugh by 50.92% to 49.08%, with nearly 6,000 votes separating the two.

“It has become clear that despite running a strong campaign, connecting with voters and mobilizing an incredible volunteer effort, that effort will fall a bit short,” the Huntington Beach Republican said in a statement. “I was hoping to work with Democrats, Republicans and President Trump to solve serious problems like an open border, rising crime and uncontrolled federal spending, but the voters have spoken and this is not what is intended for me.”

Min, in her statement, pledged to “defend our rights, including women’s reproductive rights, and fight for a better, stronger future for young people, including creating more affordable housing, reducing gun violence and do everything possible to rescue our civilization from the climate crisis.”

But a House race in the county remains extremely close.

That’s the race in California’s 45th Congressional Districtwhere the latest count indicates hyper-competitive competition.

As of Tuesday night, Rep. Michelle SteelR-Seal Beach, led by a narrow Democratic margin Derek Tranwith 50.4% of the vote in the race that spans Orange and Los Angeles counties.

However, Tran has been steadily closing the gap in recent days. While more than 11,000 votes separated the two the day after the election, Tran is now 2,272 votes behind Steel.

“The narrowing of the vote is exactly what the campaign hoped for and we are still confident that Michelle will win the election,” said Trover, who is also a spokesperson for Steel.

Tran’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment, but noted that Tran is in Washington, D.C., this week for a new member orientation.

The tight House elections that have not yet been called are attracting increasing attention, especially in light of President-elect Donald Trump. announcing a flood of Cabinet nominations this week. So far, Trump has nominated the representative. Elise StefanikRepublican from New York and Representative Mike WaltzRepublican of Florida, to serve in his second administration, meaning the governors of both states must hold special elections to fill those seats once they are confirmed.

Matt Jarvis, an associate professor of political science at Cal State Fullerton, said that while those seats are red and not “particularly winnable,” Trump will likely have a hard time passing any bills anticipated at the start of his administration until those seats are filled. .

“You’re going to need every single vote, and at the very least, what you’ve done so far is give them two fewer votes for the time it takes to call a special election,” he said.

“So these remaining (uncalled) races could really have an effect” in the early days of the administration, Jarvis said.

In Orange County, there are still more than 126,000 ballots left to process, according to the most recent update from the registrar.

In Orange County, the 38, 40 and 46 Electoral districts have already been called for the incumbents.

Registrars receive bomb threats

Various county election offices, including Orange County Registrar of Votersreceived bomb threats via email on Friday, November 8.

Staff and members of the public who were observing the counting of ballots were evacuated from the Santa Ana building around 6:45 p.m., before processing of ballots for the day was complete, said Bob Page, the registrar of voters. Bomb-sniffing dogs were used to conduct a search of the building and no explosives were discovered, according to the registrar.

Two Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies remained at the recorder’s office in Santa Ana overnight to protect the ballots, as is protocol during counting, Page said.

Vote counting resumed Saturday, and Page said fewer employees were out of work than on a typical Saturday. An employee, who was not scheduled to work, also came to help, he said.

“Every day this team amazes me,” Page said. “Their commitment to each other, to the integrity of our election, and to ensuring every voter’s ballot is processed is unrivaled.”

The FBI is investigating the bomb threat received by the Orange County elections office and other entities, but an FBI spokesperson says there does not appear to be a credible threat against the California offices so far.

“The FBI is aware of bomb threats sent by email to election offices in California. So far, none of the threats have been determined to be credible,” an FBI spokesperson said in an email. “Election integrity is one of the FBI’s top priorities. “We will continue to work closely with our state and local law enforcement partners to respond to any threats to election officials and protect our communities.”

Riverside and Los Angeles County election officials He also reported threats. Several Maryland election offices also received bomb threats on Friday. according to local news reports.