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As
America votes, Nikki Haley poised to win South Carolina
Tuesday November 02, 2010 09:57:00 PM,
Arun Kumar, IANS
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A daughter of Sikh immigrant parents from Amritsar, Nikki Haley
appeared poised to win the governor's race in South Carolina as
Americans started voting Tuesday to decide which party controls
the Congress and pick governors in 37 states.
All 435 seats in the House and 37 in the Senate are being decided
Tuesday with polls and pundits predicting a rout for President
Barack Obama's Democratic party with the election considered a
referendum on Obama's first two years in office.
But Republican Haley, born Nimrata (Nikki) Randhawa appeared
headed for victory as the South Carolina State Election Commission
reported heavy voter turnout at many precincts throughout the
state shortly after polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
If she wins, she'll be the first woman chief executive of the
state and America's second Indian-American governor after
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, also a Republican, who became the
first with his election three years ago.
The race for governor between Republican Haley and Democrat
Vincent Sheheen, to replace Governor Mark Sanford is believed to
the most expensive in state history.
Haley saw quite a bit of controversy surround her campaign before
the primary earlier this year. From a racial slur from a fellow
lawmaker to unproven accusations of an affair by a political
blogger, Haley still snagged the Republican nomination.
Democrat Kamala Harris, San Francisco District Attorney, is giving
a tough fight to Republican Steve Cooley, Los Angeles County
District Attorney for California attorney general.
But five other Indian-Americans face uphill election bids for the
US Congress in California, Kansas, Louisiana, Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
Amerish "Ami" Bera, 45, a physican and medical school
administrator whose California district includes Sacramento, has
raised more money than sitting Republican Congressman Dan Lungren.
But he still faces a tough race ahead.
Lawyer and State Representative, Raj Goyle, 35, of Wichita,
Kansas, is running in an open seat against Republican Mike Pompeo.
Attorney Ravi Sangisetty, 28, of Houma, Louisiana, whose rural
district takes in 13 southeastern parishes, is running in an open
seat against Republican Jeff Landry of New Iberia.
Manan Trivedi, a former Navy surgeon who served in the Iraq war as
an officer in a unit which experienced the first war casualty, is
giving a tough challenge to four-time Representative Jim Gerlach
in Pennsylvania's 6th District.
And Surya Yalamanchili, 28, a Procter & Gamble marketing executive
in eastern Cincinnati, is challenging Republican Jean Schmidt
seeking her third full term in Congress.
(Arun Kumar can
be contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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