Chiang was elected California State Treasurer in 2014, defeating Republican businessman Greg Conlon by more than 1.2 million votes, 58.8% to 41.2%.
tʃjˈæŋ wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə stˈeɪt tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, dᵻfˈiːɾɪŋ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən bˈɪznəsmən ɡɹˈɛɡ kɑːnlən baɪ mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌn.tˈuː mˈɪliən vˈoʊts, fˈɪfti ˈeɪt.ˈeɪt pɚsˈɛnt tə fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn.tˈuː pɚsˈɛnt.