2024 Orange County, California elections

2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 1 election
	First round municipality results; Nguyen: 30–40 40–50%; Marquez: 40–50%; No data / no votes
Incumbent Supervisor; Andrew Do;	; ;

2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections
2 of 5 seats on the Orange County Board of Supervisors
	Winners:; Republican hold TBD No election

The 2024 Orange County, California elections were held on March 5, 2024 (for general elections) and November 5, 2024 (for runoff elections). Two Board of Supervisors seats (districts 1 and 3) are the only county offices up for election in presidential years. The other county supervisorial district seats (districts 2, 4, and 5) and countywide offices are up for election in midterm years. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan.

Board of Supervisors

The 2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on March 5, 2024 (for general elections) and November 5, 2024 (for runoff elections). Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan.

Two of the five seats of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors will be up for election. The Democratic Party currently holds three seats on the board, while the Republican Party holds two.

County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option.

District 1

The 1st district includes Huntington Beach, as well as Fountain Valley, Seal Beach, Westminster, and most of Garden Grove. Incumbent Andrew Do, a Republican, is term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term.

Candidates

Kimberly Ho (Republican), Westminster city councilor^[1]
Frances Marquez (Democratic), Cypress city councilor^[2]
Janet Nguyen (Republican), California state senator and former Orange County supervisor^[3]
Van Tran (Republican), member of the Orange County Water District Board of Directors, chief of staff to incumbent Andrew Do, and former California state assemblyman^[1]
Michael Vo (Republican), former mayor of Fountain Valley^[4]

Endorsements

Janet Nguyen (R)

Newspapers

Orange County Register^[5]

General election

General election results
Candidate	Votes	%
Janet Nguyen	59,702	43.46
Frances Marquez	35,687	25.98
Van Tran	24,717	17.99
Kimberly Ho	8,683	6.32
Michael Vo	8,599	6.26
Total votes	137,388	100%

Runoff

Because no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round in March, State Senator Janet Nguyen and Cypress city council member Frances Marquez advanced to a runoff, which was held on November 5, 2024.

Runoff results
Candidate	Votes	%
Janet Nguyen	120,917	63.17
Frances Marquez	70,494	36.83
Total votes

District 3

2024 Orange County Board of Supervisors District 3 election

← 2020

March 5, 2024

2028 →


Candidate	Donald Wagner	Farrah Khan
First round	97,706 63.48%	56,207 36.52%

Supervisor before election

Donald Wagner

Elected Supervisor

Donald Wagner

The 3rd district includes Irvine and portions of Orange and Anaheim. Incumbent Republican Donald Wagner ran for re-election.

Candidates

Farrah Khan (Democratic), mayor of Irvine^[6]
Donald Wagner (Republican), incumbent supervisor^[7]

Endorsements

Donald Wagner (R)

Newspapers

Orange County Register^[8]

General election

Incumbent Donald Wagner won a majority of the vote on March 5, winning re-election in the first round and avoiding a runoff.

General election results
Candidate	Votes	%
Donald P. Wagner	97,706	63.48
Farrah Khan	56,207	36.52
Total votes	153,913	100%

References

^ ^a ^b Farzan, Yufra (February 15, 2023). "Race for OC Board of Supervisors Seat Gets Underway". The Orange County Register. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ Torres, Destiny (June 2, 2023). "Frances Marquez launches campaign for OC Board of Supervisors". The Orange County Register. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ "Janet Nguyen is running again for the O.C. Board of Supervisors". New Santa Ana. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ Gerda, Nick (February 13, 2024). "OC County Board of Supervisors". LAist. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Endorsement: Elect Janet Nguyen to the Orange County Board of Supervisors". Orange County Register. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
^ Torres, Destiny (July 22, 2023). "Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan launches bid for seat on Board of Supervisors". The Orange County Register. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ Kang, Hanna (February 10, 2023). "OC Supervisor Don Wagner kicks off his 2024 campaign". The Orange County Register. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ "Endorsement: Re-elect Don Wagner to the Orange County Board of Supervisors". OC Register. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

[d1GOP-1] Farzan, Yufra (February 15, 2023). "Race for OC Board of Supervisors Seat Gets Underway". The Orange County Register. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[2] Torres, Destiny (June 2, 2023). "Frances Marquez launches campaign for OC Board of Supervisors". The Orange County Register. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

[3] "Janet Nguyen is running again for the O.C. Board of Supervisors". New Santa Ana. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[4] Gerda, Nick (February 13, 2024). "OC County Board of Supervisors". LAist. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[5] "Endorsement: Elect Janet Nguyen to the Orange County Board of Supervisors". Orange County Register. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

[6] Torres, Destiny (July 22, 2023). "Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan launches bid for seat on Board of Supervisors". The Orange County Register. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[7] Kang, Hanna (February 10, 2023). "OC Supervisor Don Wagner kicks off his 2024 campaign". The Orange County Register. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[8] "Endorsement: Re-elect Don Wagner to the Orange County Board of Supervisors". OC Register. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

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