Orange County NY election results
The gist
Buena Park Mayor Connor Traut led trustee Tim Shaw 52% to 48% in the District 4 supervisor race as of 8:05 p.m.
The results are unofficial until certified, and several cities' tax measures also hung on the count.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026A New York State Board of Elections preliminary tally showed 1.97 million early votes cast statewide from October 24 through November 1; Orange County, NY logged 42,407 early votes.
- Nov 3, 2026In the District 4 supervisor race, Buena Park Mayor Connor Traut (D) led OC Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw (R) 52% to about 48% as of 8:05 p.m., with nearly 84,000 votes counted and a 4,400-vote difference.
- Nov 3, 2026Voters in more than half a dozen Orange County cities decided measures raising sales taxes, hotel taxes or business license fees. In Orange, about 55% favored Measure I, a 1% sales tax increase lasting 13 years expected to bring $37 million annually; in Santa Ana, roughly 68% favored Measure N, keeping a 1.5% sales tax increase indefinitely.