Diedre Nguyen moves ahead of incumbent Tyler Diep in race for spot on 72nd Assembly District ballot in fall

Diedre Nguyen has moved slightly ahead of incumbent Tyler Diep in the race to face Janet Nguyen for Diep’s 72nd District seat in the state Assembly in November, according to updated vote totals from the March 3 primary election.

Diedre Nguyen (D-Garden Grove) was 208 votes ahead of Diep (R-Westminster) in an update posted at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday by the Orange County registrar of voters office, which plans its next update at 5 p.m. Thursday.

The top two vote-getters in that and three other local races for state and federal offices will advance to the general election Nov. 3.

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The registrar’s website said 20,048 votes countywide remained left to count. The number of votes uncounted in individual races was unclear.

Here are the top three vote-getters in the local races after Wednesday’s update:

37th state Senate District

John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) (incumbent): 124,570, 47.9%

Dave Min (D-Irvine): 71,906, 27.6%

Katrina Foley (D-Costa Mesa): 63,703, 24.5%

48th Congressional District

Harley Rouda (D-Laguna Beach) (incumbent): 91,086, 46.3%

Michelle Steel (R-Seal Beach): 69,262, 35.2%

Brian Burley (R-Huntington Beach): 24,035, 12.2%

72nd Assembly District

Janet Nguyen (R-Fountain Valley): 37,070, 34.1%

Diedre Nguyen (D-Garden Grove): 27,432, 25.3%

Tyler Diep (R-Westminster) (incumbent): 27,224, 25.1%

74th Assembly District

Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach) (incumbent): 69,092, 51.7%

Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach): 34,144, 25.6%

Kelly Ernby (R-Huntington Beach): 30,348, 22.7%

Ernby issued a statement this week conceding the second spot to Dixon, saying: “I want to congratulate Diane Dixon for her anticipated win in this contested primary. I look forward to serving with Diane Dixon, as well as many other Republican leaders, on the OCGOP [Orange County Republican Party] Central Committee, and I pledge my support to help Republican candidates win in November.”

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