Update: Sikh Wins State Assembly Race in SC

June 23, 2004

Source: Indio Link

Wire Service: AP

http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=062204113018

On June 23, 2004 the Associated Press reported, "A 32-year-old Sikh Indo-American businesswoman, Nikki Randhawa Haley has won the runoff election for South Carolina State Assembly from the 87th District defeating Larry Koon, who represented the district for the last 30 years. Haley got 54.69 per cent votes (2,928 votes), while Koon got 45.31 per cent (2426 votes)."