Thursday, March 26, 2020

Here's how seven North Orange County cities voted in the March 3, 2020, primary election


Here's how North Orange County voted in the March primary election. All percentages are based on the number of votes cast for each position, since not all voters marked choices in every contest, and each is rounded to the nearest percent.

North county voters in the Republican presidential primary overwhelmingly chose Donald Trump over six rivals listed on the ballot. He won 89% in Yorba Linda; 87% in Placentia; 86% in Brea, Buena Park and La Habra; and 85% in Fullerton and La Palma.

In the Democratic presidential primary, Bernie Sanders beat Joe Biden in Brea (32%-30%), Buena Park (42%-26%), Fullerton (41%-24%), La Habra (40%-29%) and Placentia (34%-30%), and Biden won in La Palma (33%-31%) and Yorba Linda (34%-25%), with 18 others sharing the remainder.

Voters registered “declined to state” could request a Democratic ballot. In north county cities, they were 15% of Democratic presidential voters.

The top two finishers in the 39th Congressional District, the 29th state Senate District and the 55th and 65th state Assembly districts will face each other again in the Nov. 3 general election.

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Gil Cisneros beat Republican Young Kim in Buena Park (51%-42%), Fullerton (50%-45%) and La Habra (51%-43%), while Kim won in Brea (53%-43%), Placentia (51%-45%) and Yorba Linda (64%-33%). Independent Steve Cox picked up the remainder.

Incumbent Republican state Senator Ling Ling Chang beat Democrat Josh Newman in all seven cities: Brea (54%-32%), portion of Buena Park (45%-34%), La Palma (46%-33%), Fullerton (44%-33%), La Habra (44%-38%), Placentia (52%-34%) and Yorba Linda (66%-24%). Democrat Joseph Cho picked up the remainder.

In a two-person race, incumbent Republican Assemblyman Phillip Chen won Brea (59%), Placentia (57%) and Yorba Linda (70%). Democrat Andrew Rodriguez won La Habra (51%).

Also in a two-person race, incumbent Democratic Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva won Buena Park (59%), La Palma (54%) and Fullerton (57%) over Republican Cynthia Thacker.

Proposition 13, the $15 billion school bond measure, lost handily, with the “no” vote reaching 77% in Yorba Linda, 69% in Brea, 68% in Placentia, 65% in La Habra, 64% in La Palma, 62% in Fullerton and 60% in Buena Park.

Elected to represent Brea, La Habra, Placentia and Yorba Linda on the Democratic Central Committee were Natalie Estrada, Cynthia Aguirre, Lourdes Cruz, Molly Muro, Isabella Rubio and Gail Cain. Elected to the GOP committee were Tim Shaw, Craig Young, Gene Hernandez, Rhonda Shader, Brett Barbre and Anthony Johnson (listed in order of votes received).

Representing Buena Park, Fullerton, La Palma, Cypress, Stanton and parts of Anaheim and Garden Grove on the Democratic committee will be Mike Rodriguez, Ed Lopez, Marisol Ramirez, Jose Castaneda, Jose Magcalas and Ada Briceno. Elected to the GOP committee were Cynthia Thacker, Leroy Mills, Amy Frenen, Baron Night, James Waters and Nick Dunlap.