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Democrat Tasha Boerner Horvath Takes 76th Assembly Seat

Running for California's 76th Assembly District this November is Democrat Tasha Boerner Horvath (left) and Democrat Elizabeth Warren (right), both pictured in this undated photo.
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Running for California's 76th Assembly District this November is Democrat Tasha Boerner Horvath (left) and Democrat Elizabeth Warren (right), both pictured in this undated photo.

76th State Assembly

Democrat Tasha Boerner Horvath: 55.6%

Democrat Elizabeth Warren: 44.4%

100% precincts reporting

UPDATED: 11:29 a.m., Nov. 12, 2018

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UPDATE: 4:30 p.m., Nov. 6, 2018

With all precincts reporting, Democrat Tasha Boerner Horvath takes the 76th Assembly seat with 55.48 percent of the vote.

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Two Democrats are competing for California's 76th Assembly district.

Tasha Boerner Horvath is from Encinitas and was elected to its city council for the first time in 2016.

Elizabeth Warren grew up in Indiana and worked as a journalist before working for nonprofits, including the social justice organization MoveOn.

Map of the 76th Assembly District, the only "open" Assembly seat in San Diego County, 2018
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Map of the 76th Assembly District, the only "open" Assembly seat in San Diego County, 2018

California's 76th State Assembly District is made up of Oceanside, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Vista and Camp Pendleton.

While voter registration has historically been predominantly Republican, latest figures show Democrats now have an advantage. There are 83,808 Democrats compared to 81,804 Republicans. There are also 74,658 voters who decline to state a party affiliation.

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Republican Assemblyman Rocky Chávez has held the 76th since redistricting in 2012. This year he decided to run for Congress but lost, leaving the assembly seat up for grabs.

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