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The once-overlooked demographic has eclipsed Latinos as the fastest growing in the United States. Between 2016 and 2020, Asian American voter turnout jumped from 49% to 59%, the largest increase ...
First American of Asian descent to be elected governor of a state of the United States. [11] He continues to hold the record as the longest-serving state governor in Hawaii. Ben Cayetano (1939–) 1994–2002: Filipino American: Hawaii: Democratic: First Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United States. [12] Gary Locke (1950 ...
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A 2018 Oklahoma general election ballot, listing candidates for state and local offices, as well as those for U.S. Congress. Midterm elections in the United States are the general elections that are held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office, on Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
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By the 2004 election, Democrat John Kerry won 56% of the Asian American vote, with Chinese and Indian Americans tending to support Kerry, and Vietnamese and Filipino Americans tending to support George Bush. [5] Japanese–Americans leaned towards Kerry, while Korean–Americans leaned towards Bush. [5]
Due to scattered living patterns, it is nearly impossible for Filipino American candidates to win an election solely based on the Filipino-American vote. [168] Filipino-American politicians have increased their visibility over the past few decades. Ben Cayetano (Democrat), former governor of Hawaii, became the first governor of Filipino descent ...
With just over a month before the election, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has been courting a group of Asian American voters, Filipino Americans, that may play a decisive role in the ...