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Two swing districts for the Chinese community in South Brooklyn that were originally red were recaptured by Democrats He Lining and Xie Xiaoqiong in this midterm election. Supporters at the scene cheered, while both Republican incumbents were defeated.
National midterm elections will be held on the 3rd.brooklyn In the Chinese community in the South District (Brooklyn), the 17th district of the State Senate and the 49th district of the State House of Representatives were both swing districts that had previously “turned red”; However, after the counting of votes on the evening of the 3rd, both districts were ruleddemocratic party Candidates Larry Hay and Joyce Zee won. The Democratic Party regained seats in both these constituencies after several terms.
After New York state’s votes opened at 9 p.m. That day, about a hundred supporters and volunteers gathered at the Brooklyn Democratic Club to meet Democratic candidate Hay Lining and the 47th District State Representative.Colton (William Colton) viewed voting data with candidate Xie Xiaoqiong and city councilor Zhuang Wenyi.
As of 10 pm after the completion of voting, He Lining received 57.5% of the votes with 21,136 votes, Xie Xiaoqiong received 52.3% of the votes with 7,279 votes, and Colton received 62.5% of the votes with 10,666 votes. 3 votes were successfully re-elected; As the results slowly started coming in at the polling site at the Democratic Party Club, supporters started cheering, shouting with excitement and even crying with joy. The atmosphere was very heated, and they shouted “Larry Hey!” while cheering.
When He Lining arrived at the scene, he was very excited to see the excited volunteers and hugged many people along the way. After winning the election, Hay Lining gave an emotional speech, “250 days, 500 volunteers, 9,000 miles of travel, 100,000 phone calls and 200,000 door knocks. This campaign is not about me, it’s about us, and we won.”
Xie Xiaoqiong couldn’t hide her excitement and said, “This campaign faces many challenges, but we have overcome these challenges together.” She explained that she would become the first elected official from Fujian province and thanked everyone for their energy and time in her campaign.
Zhuang Wenyi, who also participated in the assistant selection process, thanked He Lining, Xie Xiaoqiong and many volunteers for their support. “Without your help we would not have been able to achieve such a great victory.” That night, State Senator John Liu and City Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse also came specially to support the event. Many of them enthusiastically took photographs with supporters.
On the other hand, State Senator Chen Xuelia of the 17th District and State Representative Zheng Yongjia of the 49th District, who were seeking re-election, both lost the elections. Chen Zueliar appeared at the voting meeting alone to console the supporters, thanked everyone who came to help, and promised to continue working for the community in the future, and he would actively point out other people’s problems.
Zheng Yongjia said that the only Republican district in New York City is the 11th District of the US House of Representatives, which was re-elected by Nicole Malliotakis. He described this time as a truly devastating defeat for the Republican Party. “I thought (I would) get a little edge, but I didn’t expect this outcome. But I have faith and belief and I will continue to serve the community.”
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In this election, the Democratic Party recaptured the 17th district of the State Senate and the 49th district of the State House of Representatives. Both districts had previously turned red, but now they have returned to the Democratic Party again, which has become an important result in the election campaign for the Chinese community.
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Hay Lining won the State Senate’s 17th District with a 57.5% vote rate, receiving 21,136 votes; The 49th District of the State House of Representatives was won by Xie Xiaoqiong with a vote rate of 52.3% and 7,279 votes. Both were successfully elected.
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Neither Chen Xuelia nor Zheng Yongjia were re-elected. Chen Xuelia thanked his supporters and said he would continue to serve the community; Zheng Yongjia called it a devastating defeat for the Republican Party, but stressed that he would continue to serve the community.
