More Democratic Candidates Take Lead in Tight California Congressional Races

A woman casts her ballot for the 2020 US Elections at an official Orange County ballot drop-box at the Orange County Registrar's Office in Santa Ana, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Tight races for Congress are headed to the finish line in the November election in Southern California.

State Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) is leading against Republican Scott Baugh in the 47th District, after Baugh previously held a narrow lead, according to preliminary results posted Saturday by the California Secretary of State. Min is now slightly ahead with 50.5 percent of the vote to Baugh’s 49.5 percent.