Four Nigerian Americans Win Elective Positions in US Midterm Elections

Four Nigerian Americans have won elective positions across the United States following the November 3 midterm elections, with another candidate still leading in an ongoing race as of Wednesday.

The winners, all members of the Democratic Party, are Will Jawando, Junior Ezeonu, Oye Owolewa and Carol Kazeem. They secured seats in Maryland, Texas, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania.

In Maryland, 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 won 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 primary.

Oye Owolewa also secured re-election to an at-large seat on the District of Columbia Council in Washington, DC. He polled 69 per cent of the votes to defeat independent candidate Elissa Silverman.

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

Meanwhile, another Nigerian American, Segun Adeyina, was leading in his race for Georgia House District 110 as of Wednesday. His final outcome was still pending at the time the results were reported.

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