UPDATE: 2:41 p.m., Nov. 4, 2020
In the 76th District, Tasha Boerner Horvath, D-Encinitas, was leading comfortably against Republican challenger Melanie Burkholder, a mental health counselor and former Secret Service agent.
Wednesday afternoon results had Boerner Horvath holding 57.5% of the vote to Burkholder's 42.5%.
Boerner Horvath was elected to the Encinitas City Council in 2016, then won the 76th District seat two years later. The Assemblywoman won 57.5% of the vote in the March primary, with Burkholder covering the other 42.5%. She said the health and economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic will be her focus, if reelected, while Burkholder says repealing Assembly Bill 5, combating homelessness and championing public safety are among her priorities.
The North County District covers the Camp Pendleton area south through Encinitas.
