爱荷华州长 Reynolds 就中期选举发表声明：已致电祝贺当选州长 Rob Sand 并承诺全力交接
美国爱荷华州 Des Moines 消息，爱荷华州州长 Kim Reynolds 11月4日就中期选举结果发表声明，确认选民已选出民主党人 Rob Sand 为爱荷华州下一任州长；她表示已于当晨致电 Sand 表示祝贺，并作出全力配合权力交接的个人承诺。美联社此前已宣布 Sand 在11月3日的州长选举中当选。
Reynolds 在声明中说：「爱荷华人昨天行使了他们的投票权，选出 Rob Sand 为爱荷华州下一任州长。我今晨与他通了电话，向他表示祝贺，并表达了我个人对一次有力交接的承诺。选举已经结束，现在是共同努力的时候，让爱荷华世世代代继续成为全美最适宜居住、工作和养育家庭的州。」
她还表示：「我和我的团队将尽自己的一份力量，确保新一届政府在就职第一天就做好准备。爱荷华人值得的不能少于此。」Reynolds 为共和党人，2017年起担任爱荷华州州长；Rob Sand 此前担任爱荷华州审计长。声明由州长办公室于11月4日对外发布，副州长为 Chris Cournoyer。
（来源：爱荷华州州长办公室）
Iowa Governor Reynolds Issues Statement on Midterm Election: Congratulates Governor-Elect Rob Sand and Pledges a Strong Transition
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a statement on the midterm election results on November 4, confirming that voters elected Democrat Rob Sand as Iowa's next governor. She said she spoke with Sand that morning to offer her congratulations and expressed her personal commitment to a strong transition. The Associated Press had previously called the November 3 gubernatorial race for Sand.
"Iowans exercised their right to vote yesterday, electing Rob Sand as Iowa's next governor," Reynolds said in the statement. "I spoke with him this morning to offer my congratulations and express my personal commitment to a strong transition. Now that the election is over, it's time to work together so Iowa remains the best state in the nation to live, work, and raise a family for generations to come."
"My team and I will do our part to ensure the incoming administration is ready for their first day in office. Iowans deserve nothing less," she added. Reynolds, a Republican, has served as governor of Iowa since 2017; Sand previously served as Iowa's state auditor. The statement was released by the Office of the Governor on November 4; the lieutenant governor is Chris Cournoyer.
Related: Iowa Governor's Race: AP Calls the Election for Sand
(Source: Office of the Governor of Iowa)
来源：爱荷华州州长办公室
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