Orange County, California · General Election: November 3, 2026
Supervisor Doug Chaffee is leaving office at the end of his term. Chaffee, a Fullerton attorney and longtime Fullerton Council member, flipped the District 4 seat from Republican to Democrat when he narrowly defeated Tim Shaw in 2018. He was re-elected in 2022 and is now ending his tenure as one of the more moderate voices on the five-member board.
District 4 covers the cities of Anaheim (portions), Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, and Stanton. It is a politically competitive district with a significant share of independent and No Party Preference voters.
The Board of Supervisors oversees a $9 billion+ annual budget, approves major county contracts, and sets land-use and social services policy across unincorporated Orange County. Control of District 4 determines whether Democrats can hold the seat they flipped in 2018.
Candidates listed alphabetically
Connor Traut
ChallengerBuena Park
Vice Mayor of Buena Park and attorney at his family's personal injury law firm. Endorsed by Supervisor Doug Chaffee and Supervisor Katrina Foley. Endorsed by the Orange County Employees Association (April 2026).
Fred Jung
ChallengerFullerton
Mayor of Fullerton. Former Democrat who re-registered as No Party Preference in September 2025. Has served on the Fullerton City Council.
Rose Espinoza
ChallengerLa Habra
Mayor of La Habra and founding director of Rosie's Garage. Has run for this same seat in 2006, 2010, and 2018. Invested over $150,000 of her own money in the campaign.
Tim Shaw
ChallengerLa Habra area
OC Board of Education District 4 Trustee and Pacific West Association of Realtors member. Republican-backed candidate who previously ran for this seat in 2018, narrowly losing to Doug Chaffee.
Data note
FPPC committee IDs are confirmed for all four candidates: Fred Jung (1477445), Connor Traut (1477129), Rose Espinoza (1482985), and Tim Shaw (1478240). Q1 2026 pre-election filings were due April 25 — contribution totals will appear on individual candidate pages once the CAL-ACCESS weekly bulk export picks up the new filings (typically within a few days of the deadline).
In California top-two primaries, the two highest vote-getters advance to the general regardless of party.