California Democrats win big on U.S. election day

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- It was a big win for California Democrats on Tuesday's election when President Barack Obama won 59.1 percent of the votes, while in the U.S. Congressional elections, Republicans won only eight of 53 Congressional districts.

In the U.S. Senate bid, Democratic incumbent Dianne Feinstein won 61.4 percent of the votes over her Republican challenger Elizabeth Emken.

Judy Chu, the first Chinese-American woman in the U.S. Congress, defeated her Republican contender Jack Orswell with 63.4 percent.

Jay Chen, the only Chinese American Democratic challenger in southern California, lost to his Republican incumbent Edward Royce.

In the California State election, the control by Democrats in the state capital tightened as Democrats won a two-thirds super-majority in both houses of the state legislature.

Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, also had his share with a victory on his 6-billion-dollar-a-year tax initiative to rescue California schools and the state's finances.

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