John Liu Wins Democratic Primary for NYC Controller

City Councilman John Liu (D-Queens) won the Democratic primary for Controller in yesterday's runoff, winning over Councilman David Yassky (D-Brooklyn) by a margin of 56% to 44%.  If Liu beats Republican Joe Mendola in the November 3 general election, Liu will become the first Asian-American to win citywide office in New York.¹

(See related post, "Historic NYC Primaries for Asian Americans")

¹ Erin Einhorn, Celeste Katz and Adam Lisberg, "John Liu & Bill de Blasio win runoff elections for city controller & public advocate - respectively", Daily News, Sept. 30 2009