2024 Election Results In Newport Beach: City Council, School Board

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — The polls have closed in Newport Beach, and soon residents will know who will represent them on their city council, school boards and more.

In Newport Beach, several seats on the city's dais were up for election. As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Orange County Registrar of Voters reported that in District 2, Michelle Barto held the lead with 62.10 percent of the vote.

Nancy Scarbrough followed with 37.90 percent.

In District 5, Noah Blom maintained a lead with 64.41 percent of the vote. Jeff Herdman followed with 35.59 percent of the vote.

In District 7, Sara J. Weber led the race with 73.78 percent of the vote. Miles Patricola followed with 26.22 of the vote.

In the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, several board seats were also up for election.

For Trustee Area 1, Leah Ersoylu led with 50.03 percent of the vote as of 9 a.m. Wednesday. Robin Mensinger trailed at 49.97.

For Trustee Area 3, Carol Cran led with 50.29 percent of the vote as of 9 a.m. Wednesday. Philip Stemler followed with 49.71 percent of the vote.

In Trustee Area 6, Krista Weigand was leading the race with 46.67 percent of the vote as of 9 a.m. Amy Peters followed with 36.16 percent of the vote, and Chris Kretzu tailed with 17.17 percent of the vote.

Voters also decided who they want to represent them in California's 47th District. The district, which spans Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach, is currently represented by Democrat Katie Porter.

This election season, Republican Scott Baugh faced off against Democrat Dave Min. Politico said the race "could very well determine the balance of power in the House" in 2024.

In addition, both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee listed the race as one of their top priorities in the 2024 election cycle.

As of 11 p.m. and with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Min held a lead with 50.64 percent of the vote. Baugh followed behind with 49.36 percent of the vote, according to the OC Registrar.

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, Baugh scooted ahead of Min with 50.58 percent of the vote while Min had 49.42 percent of the vote, according to the OC Registrar.

Lastly, voters decided who they want to represent them in Assembly District 72. The district, which encompasses Aliso Viejo, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest and Newport Beach, is currently represented by Republican Diane Dixon.

This election season, voters chose between Dixon and Huntington Beach businesswoman Dom Jones.

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday and with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Dixon led the race with 60.37 percent of the vote. Jones followed behind with 39.63 percent of the vote.

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