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ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Four candidates are running for the Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator on Tuesday. Incumbent Tony Rackauckas, Todd Spitzer, Lenore Albert-Sheridan, and Brett Murdock are running in the race for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator.

The showdown between Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer and his one- time mentor, Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator Tony Rackauckas ended up with Rackauckas on top, garnering nearly 40 percent of the vote to Spitzer's 35 percent in the district attorney race.

Rackauckas had groomed Spitzer to be his successor, but then the two had an ugly and very public political falling out and Spitzer vowed to take over his former boss' job. Spitzer has repeatedly attacked Rackauckas in connection with the so-called snitch scandal, which led to the incumbent's office being kicked off a high-profile death penalty case due to prosecutorial misconduct.

Find out what's happening in Orange Countyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

CHECK HERE FOR LIVE RESULTS ON THE RACE FOR ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY:

Find out what's happening in Orange Countyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The Orange County Registrar of Voters released results to all county races, including that for Orange County District Attorney, after the polls closed at 8 p.m.

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