Nigerian-Americans Achieve Election Wins in US Midterms

In the November 3, 2026 US midterm elections, four Nigerian-Americans emerged victorious, with a fifth candidate's race still pending. Will Jawando won the Montgomery County executive race in Maryland, securing 78.15 percent of the vote against Republican Esther Wells.

Junior Ezeonu, at 27, flipped a seat in the Texas House of Representatives for District 101, having previously served on the Grand Prairie City Council. Oye Owolewa won an at-large seat on the District of Columbia Council with 69 percent of the vote, previously serving as the District's elected shadow representative.

Carol Kazeem retained her seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for District 159, defeating Republican Michael Bannon. The outcome of Adeyina's re-election bid for the Georgia House of Representatives for District 110 remains uncertain, as he leads Republican Charles Lollar with only eight percent of votes counted.

Adeyina is the executive director of the Nigerian American Public Advisory Committee, focusing on voter registration within immigrant communities.