New vote tallies from Orange and L.A. counties late Tuesday afternoon showed Tran expanding his lead to 613 votes over incumbent Steel.

Tran, a Democrat and Orange-based attorney, increased his advantage to 581 votes, adding another 36 votes to his lead from Saturday’s tally. Monday’s total only included an update from Orange County’s registrar of voters; Los Angeles County’s election officials will resume providing vote updates on Tuesday.

Derek Tran added a little to his lead in the race for California’s 45th congressional district over Rep. Michelle Steel on Saturday in one of the closest House of Representatives contests in the