Republican Rep. Michelle Steel’s lead over Democratic challenger Derek Tran shrank Friday to a mere 58 votes in the 45th Congressional District.
by 236 votes Friday, a week after leading by 7,590 votes
Steel’s lead was 349 votes Wednesday.
Steel, R-Seal Beach, led by 7,590 votes after last Friday’s count, 6,901 after Saturday’s, 6,128 after Sunday when only ballots from the Los Angeles County portion of the district were counted, 3,908 after Monday’s, 2,227 after Tuesday’s and 349 after Wednesday, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.
The lead shrank to 236 votes on Thursday, and on Friday it was down to just 58.
The latest tally showed Steel with 152,415 votes, compared to Tran’s 152,357.
It is not known how many ballots remain to be counted in the district, which straddles Los Angeles and Orange counties.