California Democrats on Tuesday appeared to survive the threat of being locked out of contests across Orange County — key districts that will be critical in their quest to recapture the House majority.

Democrats look poised to secure runoff spots in nearly all of the seven GOP-held districts that were won by Hillary Clinton in 2016. In the final stretch, Democrats scrambled to prevent a total shutout, spending millions across three of the Clinton-won seats in Orange County to boost their preferred candidates and attack Republicans.

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