Four Nigerian-Americans win US midterm elections

Author: vanguardngr.comPublished on: November 4, 2026Country: United States

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Four Nigerian-Americans win US midterm elections

Will Jawando, Junior Ezeonu, Oye Owolewa and Carol Kazeem won elected offices in the November 3 US midterm elections. Jawando won the race to lead Montgomery County, Maryland, while Ezeonu was elected to the Texas House of Representatives and Owolewa won an at-large seat on the District of Columbia Council. Kazeem retained her seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The outcome of Segun Adeyina’s race in Georgia remained undecided as votes were still being counted.

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