NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City has elected its first Asian-American to citywide office.
Democrat John Liu easily defeated Republican challenger Joe Mendola in Tuesday's election for comptroller. Liu had 76 percent of the vote with 99 percent of precincts reporting.
Liu's family emigrated from Taiwan when he was a child.
He has served on the City Council since 2002, representing parts of Queens. He also was the first Asian-American on the council.
Mendola is a lawyer who has not held public office.
The comptroller audits city agencies and oversees the municipal pension system.
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