New Delhi:
The US went to the polls on Tuesday in midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term, with many Indian-origin candidates in the race for key positions.
At stake in the elections were all 435 seats of the House and 37 seats in the 100-member Senate. Elections were also held for the post of Governor in 36 states. Follow live updates
Ro Khanna, Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal and Suhas Subramanyam are among Indian-American lawmakers seeking re-election to the US House of Representatives, while fellow Democrats Pia Dandiya and Amish Shah are in competitive races to make their debut as Congresspersons.
Here’s a look at how they are performing:
Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, son of Kerala immigrants, has lost in the Ohio governor’s election.
Vivek Ramaswamy
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Ramaswamy, who received the backing of Trump and won the Republican primary in May, lost to Amy Acton by over 200,000 votes.
Amy Acton
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The victory of Acton, a physician, marks the first time since 2006 that a Democrat has been elected as governor in Ohio.
Suhas Subramanyam
Suhas Subramanyam, who served as an advisor to former US President Barack Obama, has been re-elected as a member of the US House of Representatives.
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The 40-year-old won from Virginia’s 10th congressional district, polling over 61 per cent of the vote against Republican Dave Beckwith, who managed to get 36 per cent of the ballots cast.
Suhas Subramanyam
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Subramanyam was born in Houston to Indian parents and attended college at Tulane University in New Orleans.
After earning his law degree with honours at Northwestern University, he served as a White House technology policy advisor to President Obama.
Pia Dandiya
Pia Dandiya, a former high school principal, has won the US House of Representatives in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District.
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The Democratic candidate bagged 51.9 per cent of the votes against Republican Casey Askar.
Pia Dandiya
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Born and raised in Palm Beach County in Florida, Dandiya, 39, started her career as a teacher and was a high school principal in Harlem.
Ro Khanna vs Ritesh Tandon
Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna has won from California’s 17th Congressional District, which includes parts of Silicon Valley, against Ritesh Tandon, an Indian American entrepreneur.
Ro Khanna (Photo Credit: AFP)
Khanna, who was seeking another term in the US House of Representatives, won by more than 42,000 votes.
Ritesh Tandon
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Pramila Jayapal vs Nirav Sheth
In Washington’s 7th Congressional District, Pramila Jayapal, whose family roots are in Kerala, defeated Republican Nirav Sheth, a Gujarat-born former US Marine.
Pramila Jayapal
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Jayapal, who has represented the constituency since 2017 and is the first Indian-American woman elected to the US House of Representatives, won by over 152,000 votes.
Nirav Sheth
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Ami Bera
Indian-American Democratic lawmaker Ami Bera has won reelection to the US House in California’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating Republican Robb Tucker. The 61-year-old physician-turned-politician won his eighth term in the US House of Representatives.
Bera, the longest-serving Indian American in the US Congress, was first elected to Congress in 2013.
Ami Bera
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Born in Los Angeles in 1965 to Gujarati immigrant parents, Bera went to public schools in California, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and Doctor of Medicine from the University of California, Irvine.
The third Indian-American to be elected to the US Congress, Bera won by more than 23,000 votes.
Pooja Sethi
Pooja Sethi has won the Texas House District 47 election as a Democratic candidate.
An attorney by profession, Sethi has previously worked as the chief of staff in the Texas Legislature.
Thank you, HD 47! Together, we made history! I am honored to become the first Indian American woman and the first Asian American Democratic woman elected to the Texas Legislature. But making history is an honor. Making a difference is the responsibility. I can’t wait to fight for stronger public schools, affordable healthcare, and better roads and infrastructure for our communities. Thank you for believing in me and trusting me to represent you. I’m ready to get to work from day one! #txlege
— Pooja Sethi (@PoojaforTexas) November 4, 2026
Pooja Sethi
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She is currently leading.
Sandeep Srivastava
Democratic candidate Sandeep Srivastava is contesting from Texas House District 66. He is a businessman and community advocate who has been living in the Plano-Frisco area for several years. He is currently trailing Matt Shaheen, the Republican candidate who has represented the constituency for five terms.
Sandeep Srivastava
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Amish Shah
Physician and former State Representative Amish Shah, the Democratic candidate from Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, is currently ahead.
Amish Shah
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He is contesting against Republican Jay Feely, a former National Football League kicker who has received an endorsement from Trump.
Shah previously served three terms in the Arizona House of Representatives. He also contested the 2024 congressional election but narrowly lost to Republican David Schweikert.
Aruna Miller
Aruna Miller was re-elected as Maryland’s Lieutenant Governor after Democratic Governor Wes Moore defeated Republican Dan Cox.
Aruna Miller
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Born in Hyderabad in 1964, Miller moved to the US with her family at age seven and studied civil engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, where she graduated in 1989.
Nithya Raman
Nithya Raman, an urban planner and member of the Los Angeles City Council, is in a close fight in the Los Angeles mayor race against her fellow Democrat Karen Bass.
The latest trends showed Raman with a slight lead over Bass, the incumbent mayor.
Nithya Raman
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If she wins in the US’ second most populous city, she will follow the lead of the largest city, New York, where Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor last year.
In New York, Republican Saritha Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor, lost the attorney general’s election to Democratic incumbent Letitia James.
Republican Mahesh Ganorkar also lost in North Carolina, independent Sandeep Dixit in Ohio and independent Anil Kumar in Michigan congressional contests.
At the state legislative level, Democrat Arvind Venkat won re-election in Pennsylvania’s House District 30, while Ram Villivalam retained Illinois Senate District 8.
In Illinois Senate District 26, Indian-American Democrat Nabeela Syed defeated Republican incumbent Darby Hills.
Democrat Jyot Singh defeated Republican Party’s Yassin Moghazy to become the first Sikh American and first Indian American elected to the Georgia General Assembly.
Source: www.ndtv.com
