What Went Down In The June 7 Primaries

In California’s 45th, it looks like Republican Rep. Michelle Steel and Democrat Jay Chen, a community college trustee, are in good shape to advance to the general election in the fall. With 48 percent of the expected vote reporting, Chen is at 45 percent and Steel at 44 percent, while former Orange County Board of Education trustee Long Pham is in third with 10 percent.

In California’s 47th, just under 60 percent of the vote has been counted but the outcome here was never really in doubt. Democratic Rep. Katie Porter is tracking to face former state Assembly Minority Leader Scott Baugh, a Republican, in the November general election. Porter currently has 58 percent of the vote to Baugh’s 27 percent. This is one of the few races Republicans hope to put in play in California this fall, as they believe Porter is too liberal for her Orange County district.

Latest count in the top-two primary for California’s 47th District

Results of the top-two primary for California’s 47th Congressional District, as of 11:20 p.m. Eastern

Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote %
Katie Porter*	D	40,005	58.1%
Scott Baugh	R	18,576	27.0
Brian Burley	R	4,836	7.0
Amy Phan West	R	4,614	6.7
Errol Webber	R	857	1.2

We’re also starting to see some results out of California’s 15th District — with the caveat, again, that it’s still early. As I mentioned earlier, Mullin is the leading candidate to watch. Results so far suggest he’s in good shape. The Democrat currently leads with 43 percent of the vote. His closest opponent, David Canepa, has netted about 24 percent support so far.

Latest count in the top-two primary for California’s 15th District

Results of the top-two primary for California’s 15th Congressional District, as of 11:21 p.m. Eastern

Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote %
Kevin Mullin	D	18,267	42.7%
David Canepa	D	10,267	24.0
Gus Mattammal	R	6,705	15.7
Emily Beach	D	6,197	14.5
Jim Garrity	Ind.	739	1.7
Andrew Watters	D	464	1.1
Ferenc Pataki	Ind.	173	0.4