Nigerian-Americans Achieve Election Wins in US Midterms

In the November 3 United States midterm elections, four Nigerian-Americans achieved electoral victories. Will Jawando won the race for Montgomery County executive in Maryland, defeating Republican candidate Esther Wells with 237,383 votes (78.15%) against Wells's 66,383 votes (21.85%).

Junior Ezeonu, at 27, secured a seat in the Texas State House of Representatives for District 101 after defeating incumbent Chris Turner in the Democratic primary. Ezeonu, originally from Onitsha, Anambra State, moved to Texas at age two and previously served on the Grand Prairie City Council.

Oye Owolewa won an at-large seat on the Council of the District of Columbia, garnering 69% of the votes against independent candidate Elissa Silverman. Owolewa, a pharmacist, previously served as the District’s elected shadow representative.

Additionally, Segun Adeyina was leading in his Georgia race as vote counting continued.