Some election results are still too close to call in California two weeks after ballots were cast, with more than 570,000 votes left to count, and another 126,000 to cure as of Nov. 19, according to secretary of state data. 
The race for the U.S. House of Representatives in the state’s 45th district—encompassing parts of Los Angeles, is one of the two closest.
Incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) currently trails Democrat challenger Derek Tran by 314 votes out of nearly 310,000 counted, as of the latest update Thursday evening.
In another tight congressional race, Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.) maintains a slight edge of 227 votes over Democrat Adam Gray in a rematch from 2022 to represent the 13th district in the state’s Central Valley. …