Five Nigerians have emerged victorious in the November 3, 2026, United States midterm elections, securing key political positions across Maryland, Texas, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
In Maryland, Democrat Will Jawando defeated Republican Esther Wells to become the next executive of Montgomery County. Unofficial results showed him winning 78.66 per cent of the votes, securing 195,872 votes against Wells’s 52,141.
Jawando, who previously served on the Montgomery County Council, will succeed outgoing executive Marc Elrich.
In Texas, 27-year-old Junior Ezeonu, born in Onitsha, Anambra State, won the District 101 seat in the State House of Representatives. He secured 37,278 votes after emerging as the only candidate in the general election.
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Meanwhile, Oye Owolewa won an at-large seat on the Washington, DC Council. The pharmacist, whose parents are Nigerian immigrants from Kwara and Osun states, previously served as the district’s shadow representative, advocating for its statehood and congressional representation.
In Pennsylvania, Democrat Carol Kazeem retained her District 159 seat in the State House of Representatives after defeating Republican challenger Mike Bannon by 12,801 votes to 4,109.
Similarly, Nigerian-born Democrat Segun Adeyina secured victory in Georgia’s State House District 110 race against Republican Charles Lollar. Adeyina, who first entered the legislature in 2022, represents parts of Gwinnett County.
The victories mark another significant milestone for Nigerians in the United States, particularly in state and local government politics.
The elected officials will participate in decisions affecting education, healthcare, housing, public safety and economic development in their respective constituencies.
Their emergence further underscores the growing participation of Nigerian immigrants and their descendants in American public life and political leadership.