Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland declared victory Monday in the special election race for California’s 36th State Senate District, promising to counter the policies of Gov.

Tony Strickland quoted the late baseball legend Lou Gehrig during a speech at Huntington Beach City Hall on Monday. Gehrig said during his 1939 farewell speech at Yankee Stadium that today ...

Tony Strickland has leaped out to the lead in California’s state Senate District 36 special election. Strickland, a Republican, largely maintained a lead he had Tuesday night over Democrats ...

(Photo by Michael Slaten, Orange County Register/SCNG) Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland declared victory Monday in the special election race for California’s 36th State Senate ...

(Photo by Michael Slaten, Orange County Register/SCNG) Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland declared victory Monday in the special election race for California’s 36th State Senate ...

The first batch of post-Election Day results are in, and they indicate Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland could avoid a runoff as he leads the race to succeed Orange County Supervisor ...

After Friday evening’s updates, which included tallies from both Los Angeles and Orange counties, Strickland held 51.3% of the vote. If he can stay above the 50% plus one threshold, he’ll win ...

speaks in support of Tony Strickland, left, in his run in the special election for the 36th State Senate District seat during an election night watch party at Old World Village in Huntington Beach ...