This race remains undecided as county registrars are still processing vote-by-mail ballots that came in on election day and provisional ballots.
But here's an interesting fact: In every county in this race, Tom McClintock (R) got fewer votes than Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Charlie Brown (D) got more votes than Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. That's why this race remains too close to call in this normally heavily Republican district.
Examples, based on latest counts from Secretary of State's office:
In El Dorado County, McClintock got 36,693 votes; McCain got 40,512. In Nevada County, McClintock got 18,589 votes; McCain got 20,899. In Placer County, McClintock got 72,365 votes; McCain got 80,209.
In El Dorado County, Brown got 36,192 votes; Obama got 33,010. In Nevada County, Brown got 25,125; Obama got 23,035. In Placer County, Brown got 70,322; Obama got 64,460.
