Democratic challenger Derek Tran holds a 102-vote lead over Republican Rep. Michelle Steel Tuesday after adding 66 votes to his lead in the latest count of previously unprocessed ballots in the 45th Congressional District race.

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Derek Tran holds 102-vote lead over Rep. Michelle Steel in 45th Congressional District race

LOS ANGELES — An Orange County congressional race that has become the closest in the country currently has such a slim margin of victory that it feels more like a small-town city council contest than a race for the House of Representatives. On Thursday, Republican Rep. Michelle Steel led the race by 58 votes. Her challenger, Democrat Derek Tran, took the lead Friday by 36 votes and widened his lead Monday to 102 votes as ballots continue to be c…

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California’s 45th Congressional District race has shifted dramatically as late-counted ballots show incumbent Republican Michelle Steel closing the gap against Democratic challenger Derek Tran. That race, along with a closely-contested showdown in California’s 13th District, remains uncalled, but Republicans are now cautiously optimistic about their prospects of holding these key House seats. Steel, who had led the race for most of the ballot-co…

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Democratic challenger Derek Tran expanded his lead in the race against Republican Rep. Michelle Steel in the race for California’s 45th Congressional District on Tuesday, growing his lead to 314 votes.  Right now, both candidates are in a dead heat at roughly 50% of the vote each with nearly 310,000 votes counted according to data from the Orange County and LA County registrars of voters.  It’s also one of only five congressional races in the co…

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