Poll: Wyland Leads Harkey

Last week, an Orange County blogger posted a poll: “Who do you support for the Board of Equalization, District 4?” As of this writing, 122 people had voted.

• Mark Wyland, State Senator (61%, 74 Votes)
• Diane Harkey, Assemblywoman (28%, 34 Votes)
• None of the above (6%, 7 Votes)
• Lou Correa, State Senator (may not run for this seat) (5%, 6 Votes)
• Tom Harman, State Senator (may not run for this seat) (0%, 1 Votes)

http://ocpoliticsblog.com/poll-who-do-you-support-for-the-board-of-equalization-district-4/

Another OC blog reports that Wyland leads Harkey in fundraising and cash on hand: http://ocpolitical.com/2013/08/07/boe-4-harkeys-campaign-income-higher-than-wylands-in-2013-wyland-ahead-of-harkey-in-cash-on-hand/

Despite voters’ lack of excitement about the Board of Equalization, the candidates make it interesting. Harkey (Republican, Dana Point) and Wyland (Republican, Solana Beach) are terming out of office in 2014, and both are running as conservatives.

Also of interest, the candidate who lives in Orange County can’t get a majority of the votes on an OC blog’s poll. Harkey lost favor among South County conservatives when she was campaigning for council candidates during an OC Republican Central Committee endorsing meeting last fall. Committee members complained that she was lobbying them to vote for liberals.

Harkey was supporting San Juan Capistrano council incumbent Sam Allevato and Mission Viejo council challenger Wendy Bucknum. Allevato narrowly won his re-election bid and Bucknum lost.