Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) has narrowly avoided losing in her first bid for reelection, according to projections.
Porter, 48, won a second term over Republican Scott Baugh, 60, according to a Nov. 17 call from the Associated Press.
Porter has 133,759 votes, according to unofficial results from the California Secretary of State’s office. Baugh has 125,509.
The candidates were vying to represent California’s newly redrawn 27th Congressional District.
The district is entirely contained within Orange County.
The county still has some ballots left to tally, according to state and local officials. Orange County authorities estimate they have 26,204 uncounted ballots remaining.
After the race was called, Porter said in a statement, “Thank you, Orange County!”…