Most Orange County school board incumbents are taking strong leads this year, according to vote tallies released by the county registrar Friday evening. But in some districts, including the Fullerton School District,

Key Congressional races have also dominated headlines. Democrats are hoping to wrest control of the House from Republicans, who currently have a slim majority in the lower chamber. Both parties have spent heavily in competitive House races this election cycle.

Eileen O’Neill Burke, who prevailed in the hotly contested Democratic primary campaign for Cook County state’s attorney, faces Republican nominee Bob Fioretti to replace Kim Foxx as county prosecutor.

At least three of the five California state Senate races will go to newcomers. The current officeholders are termed out.

That includes California’s 47th congressional district, an open seat where the latest tally of votes by the county’s registrar at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 showed former Assemblymember Scott Baugh, a Republican,