Four Nigerian Americans Win Seats in 2026 US Midterm Elections as Another Leads in Georgia

Four Nigerian Americans have won elective positions in the United States midterm elections held on November 3, securing victories across Maryland, Texas, Washington DC and Pennsylvania.

The winners, according to results released on Wednesday, are Will Jawando, Junior Ezeonu, Oye Owolewa and Carol Kazeem. All four contested under the Democratic Party.

In Maryland, Will Jawando won the race for Montgomery County executive, defeating Republican candidate Esther Wells with 237,383 votes, representing 78 per cent of the votes counted.

In Texas, 27-year-old Junior Ezeonu secured a seat in the State House of Representatives for District 101.

Ezeonu, who was born in Onitsha, had earlier defeated incumbent Chris Turner in the Democratic Party primary before going on to win the general election.

In Washington DC, Oye Owolewa won an at-large seat on the District of Columbia Council, polling 69 per cent of the votes to defeat independent candidate Elissa Silverman.

Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, Carol Kazeem retained her seat in the state House of Representatives for District 159 after defeating Republican challenger Michael Bannon.

Another Nigerian American, Segun Adeyina, was also leading in his race for Georgia House District 110 as of Wednesday. His result was yet to be confirmed.

The results of the elections remain subject to final certification by the relevant election authorities.