Multiple Chinese American candidates won historic local elections on Nov. 4, including North Carolina’s first Democratic winner in a conservative district in 30 years and Virginia’s first Chinese American female state legislator, marking a milestone in Asian American political participation. 11月4日举行的美国地方选举中,多位华裔候选人高票当选,刷新多项历史纪录。在北卡罗来纳州,穆淑云(Sue Mu)以22.88%得票率成为艾佩克斯市(Apex)最高票当选议员,黄徐双双(Bella Huang)在凯里市(Cary)C区以64.8%压倒性优势胜出,成为该市30年来首位赢得保守选区的民主党候选人。弗吉尼亚州的倪梅(May Nivar)当选州众议院第57选区代表,成为该州首位华裔女性州议员。在麻萨诸塞洲,李民治(Victor Lee)当选牛顿市(Newton)学区委员会委员,袁自强(Susan Yuan)首次参选即赢得昆西市(Quincy)不分区市议员席位,梁锦辉(Tom Leung)当选昆西学区委员会委员。