2009 Elections Recap: AAPI Wins and Losses

The Asian and Pacific Islander Vote ^[1] releases today a list summarizing how the 56 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) candidates fared in the November 3 elections.

Overall, 61% of AAPI candidates in the ballot have emerged victorious, winning an average of 31% of the total ballots cast in each race.

The biggest winners are four Democrats who won by no less than fifty percent of the total votes in their respective races.  Three of them have also broken records.

• Margaret Chin (D-NY), New York City Council, First District.  Margaret is the first Chinese American to win in the Manhattan Chinatown district, winning 86% of total votes.
• John Liu (D-NY), New York City Comptroller.  John Liu becomes the first Asian American to serve as a top New York City official.  He has won by 76% of total votes.
• Vallay Moua Varro (D-MN), Saint Paul School Board.  Vallay Moua Varro has captured 59% of the total vote.
• Mark Keam (D-VA), Virginia House of Delegates.  Mark Keam is the first Asian American to serve in the Virginia government, winning 51% of total votes.

The biggest losers are three California Republicans winning no more than nine percent of the total ballots in each race.

• Lucy Huang (R-CA), Diamond City Council (9% of the total vote)
• Indravadan Patel (R-CA), Blythe City Council ( 9% of the total vote)
• Henry Huang (R-CA), Baldwin Park City Council ( 8% of the total vote)

^[1]APIAVote.org