Candidate choices for midterm election

LRC has books display about voting on the third floor. (Evelyn Mendoza/Lariat)

Early voting for Saddleback Students and voting resources available in LRC or online.

Around 51 million eligible citizens are not registered to vote according to Demos.com and the last day of registration will be October 22. Elections will be conducted on November 6 in local voting stations. On the third floor of the LRC there is also information about registration forms and books about voting or the election process. Saddleback will also have early voting stations in the quad on October 31 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For those unsure on who to vote for or who are the candidates for the upcoming elections here is a list of the state candidates:
Candidates for U.S. Senate California:
Kevin de Leon, Democratic
Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives California 47th Congressional District:
John Briscoe, Republican
Alan Lowenthal, Democratic
Candidates for California Secretary of State:
Alex Padilla, Democratic
Mark P. Meuser, Republican
Candidates for Attorney General of California:
Xavier Becerra, Democratic
Steven Bailey, Republican
Candidates for Treasurer of California:
Fiona Ma, Democratic
Greg Conlon, Republican
Candidates for Governor of California:
Gavin Newsom, Democratic
John Cox, Republican
Candidates for Controller of California:
Betty Yee, Democratic
Konstantinos Roditis, Republican
Candidates for California Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Marshall Tuck, Independent
Tony Thurmond, Independent
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor of California:
Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
Edward Hernandez, Democratic
Candidates for California Commissioner Insurance:
Ricardo Lara, Democratic
Steve Poizner, Independent
Candidates for California State Board of Equalization – District 4
Joel Anderson, Republican
Mike Schaefer, Democratic
Candidates for California State Senate District 34:
Tom Umberg, Democratic
Janet Nguyen, Republican
California State Assembly District 72:
Josh Lowenthal, Democratic
Tyler Diep, Republican
Candidates for Orange County District Attorney/Public Administrator:
Tony Rackauckas, Non-partisan
Todd Spitzer, Non-partisan
Candidates for Orange County Supervisor District 4:
Doug Chaffee, Non-partisan
Tim Shaw, Non-partisan
Candidates for Orange County Sheriff/Coroner:
Don Barnes, Non-partisan
Duke Nguyen, Non-partisan
Candidates for Orange County Water District Director Division 1:
Brett Barbre, Non-partisan
Greg Diamond, Non-partisan
Dina Nguyen, Non-partisan
Linda Zamora, Non-partisan
Candidates for Orange County Water District Director Division 7:
Shawn Dewane, Non-partisan
Kelly Rowe, Non-partisan
Candidates for California Supreme Court (Retain):
Carol Corrigan, Non-partisan
Leondra Kruger, Non-partisan
Candidates for California Fourth District Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Division 3 (Retain):
David A. Thompson, Non-partisan
Raymond Ikola, Non-partisan
Thomas M. Goethals, Non-partisan
Candidates for California Fourth District Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Division 2 (Retain):
Douglas Miller, Non-partisan
Richard T. Fields, Non-partisan
Art McKinster, Non-partisan
Marsha Slough, Non-partisan
Candidates for California Fourth District Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Division 1 (Retain):
Joan Irion, Non-partisan
Judith Haller, Non-partisan
Richard Huffman, Non-partisan
Patricia Benke, Non-partisan
Cynthia Aaron, Non-partisan
William S. Dato, Non-partisan
Patricia Guerrero, Non-partisan
As for city candidates, depending in which city one lives every nominee varies, but for more information on city candidates go to Vote411.org or Votersedge.org. These are two websites that list candidates including each candidate’s policies and background.

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