尽管加州的选票仍在统计中，但中期选举中的少数几场重要竞选已经分出胜负，或者呈现出明朗的方向。
While votes are still being counted in California, a handful of important races in the midterm elections have already been called or are pointing firmly in one direction.
尽管这个西部州一向是稳固的民主党票仓，但在周二的美国选举中，它发挥了充满活力的作用，成为测试党派选区重划以及针对亿万富翁的税收措施等各种议题的试验田。让我们快速回顾一下今晚的一些选举结果：民主党在关键竞选中领先 尽管选票统计仍在进行中，但民主党候选人在多场被视为该党争夺美国众议院控制权必须拿下的竞选中，已经取得了决定性的领先。
Despite its status as a reliably Democratic stronghold, the Western state has played a dynamic role in Tuesday’s United States elections, acting as a testing ground for questions as varied as partisan redistricting and tax measures targeting billionaires. Let’s take a quick look at some of tonight’s results: Democrats ahead in key races While vote-counting was still under way, Democratic candidates have pulled decisively ahead in several contests seen as must-wins for the party’s effort to take control of the US House of Representatives.
为了增加该党的胜算，选民在一年多前批准了一项由州长加文·纽森推动的党派选区重划法案，旨在为民主党在美国众议院增加5个席位。
To boost the party’s chances, voters a year ago approved a partisan redistricting measure promoted by Governor Gavin Newsom to net Democrats five additional seats in the US House.
其中一场竞选发生在位于农业资源丰富的中央谷地的该州第22国会选区。
One such race took place in the state’s 22nd Congressional District located in the agriculture-rich Central Valley.
进步派教育工作者兰迪·比列加斯于周二晚间庆祝了竞选结果，这名民主党人以大约30个百分点的压倒性优势领先共和党现任议员大卫·瓦拉道。
Progressive educator Randy Villegas celebrated the results of the race on Tuesday night as the Democrat held a commanding lead of about 30 percentage points over Republican incumbent David Valadao.
民主党候选人马尔尼·冯·威尔珀特也在位于南加州圣迭戈附近的第48选区领先，她以大约20个百分点的优势领先共和党人吉姆·德斯蒙德。尽管这些优势相当可观，但美联社尚未正式宣布这些竞选的结果。
Democratic candidate Marni von Wilpert is also ahead in the 48th district, located in Southern California near San Diego, where she is leading Republican Jim Desmond by about 20 points. While those advantages are considerable, The Associated Press news agency has not yet officially called those races.
进步派人士艾莎·瓦哈卜在第14选区的竞选稳固领先于同为民主党人的对手梅利莎·埃尔南德斯。
Progressive Aisha Wahab is also firmly ahead in her race against Melissa Hernandez, a fellow Democrat, in the 14th district.
瓦哈卜在9月份的一场特别选举中克服了亲以色列团体的大笔资金投入，击败了建制派的埃尔南德斯。她现在有望在该席位上赢得一个完整任期。
Wahab overcame substantial spending by pro-Israel groups to defeat the establishment-aligned Hernandez in a special election in September. She is now on track to win a full term in that seat.
凭借先前的胜利，瓦哈卜成为第一位当选国会议员的阿富汗血统人士。
With her previous victory, Wahab became the first person of Afghan ancestry elected to Congress.
在旧金山湾区，温和派民主党人斯科特·维纳在一场争夺即将退休的众议员、前强大的民主党众议院议长南希·佩洛西席位的竞选中，领先于进步派竞争对手康妮·陈。在目前已统计的50%选票中，维纳领先约10个百分点。
In the San Francisco Bay Area, moderate Democrat Scott Wiener is leading progressive rival Connie Chan in a race for the seat of retiring Representative Nancy Pelosi, the powerful former Democratic House speaker. Wiener has a lead of about 10 points with 50 percent of the vote tallied thus far.
共和党人在州长竞选中面临又一次沉重打击 尽管全国各地的共和党人一直努力将加州打造成自由派治理失能的象征，但该州选民仍然不相信保守派能提供更好的替代方案。
Republicans face another bruising defeat in gubernatorial race While Republicans across the country have laboured to turn California into a symbol of liberal dysfunction, voters in the state remain unconvinced that conservatives offer a better alternative.
州长竞选在投票结束后不久即宣告由民主党候选人、前州总检察长哈维尔·贝塞拉获胜。
The gubernatorial race was called for the Democratic candidate, former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra, immediately after the polls closed.
贝塞拉的共和党对手、英国政治评论员史蒂夫·希尔顿曾辩称，民主党数年未断的统治导致了极高的物价和公共混乱。
Becerra’s Republican rival, British political commentator Steve Hilton, had argued that years of unbroken Democratic domination had resulted in sky-high prices and public disorder.
但是，他试图通过举办提供打折汽油的竞选活动来强调生活成本问题的举措却收效甚微，当时许多选民将加油站令人咋舌的高油价归咎于总统唐纳德·特朗普对伊朗的战争。
But his bid to underscore cost-of-living issues by holding campaign events where he offered discounted petrol fell flat at a time when many voters blame President Donald Trump’s war on Iran for eye-watering prices at the pump.
贝塞拉的胜利发生在大约五年多前共和党试图通过罢免选举赶走纽森却以超过20个百分点的差距告吹之后。
Becerra’s victory comes more than five years after Republicans tried to dislodge Newsom through a recall election that failed by a margin of more than 20 points.
过去，共和党人可以自我安慰的是，如果他们在人口最多的美国州陷入选举炼狱，他们的民主党对手同样被挡在得克萨斯州等保守派票仓的权力之外。
In the past, Republicans could console themselves that if they remained in electoral purgatory in the most populous US state, their Democratic rivals were likewise locked out of power in conservative strongholds such as Texas.
在得克萨斯州等通常可以指望轻松为共和党带来胜利的州发生了一系列民主党令人震惊的胜利之后，周二的失利将更加刺痛。
Tuesday’s losses will sting a bit more after a series of shock wins by Democrats in states that can usually be counted on to deliver easy wins for Republicans, including Texas.
一些投票提案的前景不明 尽管部分结果出炉迅速，但关于该州一些投票提案（即直接提交给选民决定的政策问题）的激烈角逐尚未分出胜负。
Uncertainty over some ballot measures While some results have come in quickly, tight contests over some of the state’s ballot measures, or policy questions put directly before voters, have yet to be called.
第40号提案旨在对该州亿万富翁的净资产征收一次性税款，以帮助资助医疗保健和教育等项目，目前在已统计的赞成票约占44%、反对票占56%的情况下处于落后地位。
Proposition 40, which would institute a one-time tax on the net worth of billionaires in the state to help fund programmes such as healthcare and education, is trailing with about 44 percent of the counted votes in favour and 56 percent against.
该提案赢得了进步派人士（如参议员伯尼·桑德斯和众议员罗·卡纳）的支持，但也引发了富有捐赠者和企业的大笔资金涌入以表反对。
The measure won support from progressive figures, such as Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna, but prompted a deluge of spending from wealthy donors and companies to oppose it.
美联社宣布，旨在建立保守派寻求的选民身份证法律的第39号提案已被选民否决。
The Associated Press has announced that Proposition 39, which would have instituted voter ID laws sought by conservatives, has been rejected by voters.