Incumbent John Stephens holds a 7.7-point lead in the race for the mayor of Costa Mesa, California, over former state Sen. John Moorlach, according to results released Nov. 12 at 5 p.m.
Stephens had 53.85 percent of the vote compared with Moorlach’s 46.15 percent.
Stephens was appointed mayor in 2021 to replace then-mayor Katrina Foley after she was elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
Stephens was not available to comment on the updated results at press time.
Moorlach, a CPA and financial planner, formerly represented District 37, which covered cities between Mission Viejo and Anaheim, as a state senator and sat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors….