Derek Tran added a little to his lead in the race for California’s 45th congressional district over Rep. Michelle Steel on Saturday in one of the closest House of Representatives contests in the nation.

Democrat Derek Tran's lead over Republican Rep. Michelle Steel in the race for the 45th Congressional District inched up to 545 votes Saturday night as ballot tallies neared the finish line. A little over 1% of the estimated vote total remains to be counted in one of three remaining House races that have yet to be called.

Democratic challenger Derek Tran has expanded his lead over Republican Rep. Michelle Steel by 480 votes in California's closely contested 45th Congressional District, which spans parts of Orange and Los Angeles counties.

Democrat Derek Tran on Thursday further built his lead over Republican Rep. Michelle Steel in one of three remaining House races that have yet to be called. Tran now has 480 more votes than Steel, according to the latest vote count released Thursday night from Orange County,

Thursday resultsshowed Democrat Derek Tran 480 votes ahead of Republican incumbent Michelle Steel in the 45th congressional district race.

Here are updated vote counts for some of these congressional, state legislative and city races. They’re based on the latest tallies from the L.A. County registrar or California Secretary of State offices and reflect results through shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21.

At one point after the election, Steel was ahead by roughly 11,000 votes. But Tran gradually chipped away at Steel’s lead as more ballots were counted over the past two weeks.

As of Wednesday, Democratic Challenger Derek Tran widened his lead over former OC Supervisor and Republican incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel.

Derek Tran increased his lead Monday over Rep. Michelle Steel, to 102 votes in the race for the 45th Congressional District seat in Orange and Los Angeles counties, according to […]