CD-49: Harkey Strong 1st, Dead Heat Between Levin and Jacobs
Posted by Chris Nguyen on June 5, 2018
I’m not listing all 16 candidates, but here are the top five in the 49th Congressional District in the race to succeed Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Vista).
| Districtwide | Orange | San Diego | ||
| Diane Harkey (R) | 16,471 | 24.5% | 4,869 | 11,602 |
| Mike Levin (D) | 11,189 | 16.7% | 2,933 | 8,256 |
| Sara Jacobs (D) | 10,288 | 15.3% | 1,835 | 8,453 |
| Doug Applegate (D) | 8,956 | 13.3% | 1,196 | 7,760 |
| Kristin Gaspar (R) | 6,311 | 9.4% | 1,056 | 5,255 |
Board of Equalization Member Diane Harkey (R-Dana Point) is strong in the returns of the early absentees. Attorney Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) and Qualcomm Heiress Sara Jacobs (D-Encinitas) are each running second in their home county and third in the other county. A Republican-on-Republican general election is unlikely barring a major seachange with poll voters, late absentees, and provisionals.
One item of concern for Republicans: 32,353 early absentee ballots were cast for Republican candidates while 31,705 early absentee ballots were cast for Democratic candidates.
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