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California’s 48th District: The fight for the second spot in November’s general election

COSTA MESA, CA - JUNE 05: Supporters watch election returns at the Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, 48th District, election night party at his campaign headquarters on June 5, 2018 in Costa Mesa, California. California could play a determining role in upsetting Republican control the U.S. Congress. Democrats hope to win 10 of the 14 seats held by Republicans.   (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Supporters watch election returns at the Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, 48th District, election night party at his campaign headquarters on June 5, 2018 in Costa Mesa, California.
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California’s 48th District: The fight for the second spot in November’s general election

The 48th congressional district in Orange County is seeing a tight race between businessman Harley Rouda and stem cell scientist Hans Keirstead, who are vying to become the Democratic challenger in the November election against incumbent Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa).  

Votes are still being counted from the June 5 primary. The Orange County Registrar of Voters is planning to complete and certify the results by Monday and present them to the Board of Supervisors by Tuesday. 

We look at how close that race is. 

With guest host Libby Denkmann. 

Guests:

Jill Replogle, KPCC's Orange County reporter who's been following the story; she tweets

Christine Mai-Duc, reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering California politics who has been reporting on the congressional races; she tweets

Jacqueline Wu, community outreach manager for the Orange County Registrar of Voters