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Final tally is in: 18 Korean American candidates elected
Irvine Mayor Choi Seok-ho, left, and Orange County Supervisor Michelle Park Steel celebrate their general election victories Tuesday night. (Park Sang-hyuk/The Korea Times)
The final tally is in: Eighteen out of 26 Korean American candidates saw victory in Tuesday’s general elections.
Notable among victors were Southern California candidates Young Kim, a Republican for the State Assembly’s 65th District, and Michelle Park Steel, another Republican who clinched the Orange County Supervisor seat for the 2nd District.
Newly re-elected Irvine Mayor Choi Seok-ho said he would work toward completing projects including parks, libraries and road infrastructure during his term.
“As mayor, my most important role is to maintain Irvine’s high quality of life,” Choi said.
According to the California Secretary of State’s website, voter turnout in this election was just under 30 percent.
2014 General Election results for Korean American candidates across the U.S.:
| Candidate | Seat | Election |
| Southern California | ||
| Michelle Park Steel | Orange County Supervisor, District 2 | YES |
| Young Kim | State Assembly, District 65 | YES |
| Choi Seok-ho | Irvine Mayor | YES |
| Peter Choi | State Senate, District 24 | NO |
| Ken Park | State Assembly, District 60 | NO |
| Steve Hwangbo | La Palma City Council | YES |
| Sandra Lee | Cypress School District School Board | YES |
| Michael Kim | Brea City Council | NO |
| Josh Lee | Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education | NO |
| Carol Kim | San Diego City Council | NO |
| Northern California | ||
| Jane Kim | San Francisco City Council | YES |
| Andrew Park | Oakland City Council | NO |
| New Jersey | ||
| Roy Cho | 5th Congressional District | NO |
| Peter Suh | Fort Lee City Council | YES |
| Chris Jung | Palisades Park City Council | YES |
| Gloria Oh | Borough of Englewood Cliffs | YES |
| New York | ||
| Ron Kim | State Assembly, District 40 | YES |
| Maryland | ||
| David Moon | State Assembly, District 20 | YES |
| Mark Chang | State Assembly, District 32 | YES |
| Georgia | ||
| B.J. Pak | State Assembly, District 32 | YES |
| John Park | Brookhaven City Council | YES |
| Washington | ||
| Cindy Ryu | State Assembly, District 32 | YES |
| Shari Song | State Senate, District 30 | NO |
| Hawaii | ||
| Sylvia Luke | State Assembly, District 25 | YES |
| Sharon Har | State Assembly, District 42 | YES |
| Michigan | ||
| John Choi | Ramsey County Attorney | YES |
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Roy Allmond
November 7, 2014 at 6:38 PM
Aigoo! So much emphasis on national origin? I doubt the voters are carrying a checklist. Saying black president, check! Korean mayor… Check! Jewish dog catcher .:. Check
All that matters is their cabilities to do the job. I hope that Korea times celebrate with me when I win a position.