The US midterm elections witnessed a mixed performance by Indian-origin candidates, with Democrats securing key victories while Republican Vivek Ramaswamy trailed in the Ohio gubernatorial race. All 435 House seats, 37 Senate seats and 36 gubernatorial positions were contested.
Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, backed by Donald Trump, is trailing Democratic rival Amy Acton by around 2,00,000 votes in Ohio.
Suhas Subramanyam
The former Barack Obama administration adviser won re-election from Virginia’s 10th district with over 61 per cent votes against Republican Dave Beckwith.
Pia Dandiya
Former high school principal Pia Dandiya won Florida’s 22nd Congressional District with 51.9 per cent votes against Casey Askar.
Ro Khanna vs Ritesh Tandon
Democrat Ro Khanna is seeking re-election from California’s 17th district against Indian-American entrepreneur Ritesh Tandon. Results are awaited.
Pramila Jayapal vs Nirav Sheth
Jayapal faces Gujarat-born Republican and former US Marine Nirav Sheth in Washington’s 7th district. Results are awaited.
Ami Bera
Democrat Ami Bera, whose parents migrated from Rajkot, is contesting California’s 3rd district. Results are awaited.
Pooja Sethi
Attorney Pooja Sethi is contesting Texas House District 47. Results are awaited.
Sandeep Srivastava
Businessman Sandeep Srivastava is challenging a five-term Republican incumbent in Texas House District 66.
Amish Shah
Physician Amish Shah is contesting Arizona’s 1st district against former NFL kicker Jay Feely.
Nithya Raman
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman is contesting the mayoral election.
A victory could give New York and Los Angeles Indian-origin mayors, alongside Zohran Mamdani.
Results for the remaining contests are awaited.
