Four Nigerian-Americans win US elections
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
Four Nigerian-Americans won elections in the United States during the 3 November midterms, including Will Jawando, elected to lead Montgomery County, Maryland. Segun Adeyina was still ahead in his Georgia race as votes were counted, reports Leadership.
Four Nigerian-Americans won elections in the United States during the 3 November midterm elections. Will Jawando was elected to lead Montgomery County, Maryland, while Junior Ezeonu, Oye Owolewa and Carol Kazeem won legislative seats in Texas, Washington and Pennsylvania, according to Leadership.
In Maryland, Will Jawando, a former Montgomery County council member, received 237,383 votes, or 78.15%, against 66,383 votes for Republican Esther Wells, with 72% of expected ballots counted, according to results published by NBC Washington. In Texas, 27-year-old Junior Ezeonu was elected to the State House of Representatives for District 101 after being the only candidate in the general election.
Oye Owolewa won 69% of the vote for an at-large seat on the Council of the District of Columbia, against 21% for independent Elissa Silverman, according to local publication The 51st. A pharmacist and former elected shadow representative for Washington, Owolewa can defend the district’s statehood claim without having voting rights in the federal Congress. In Pennsylvania, Democrat Carol Kazeem retained her seat in the State House of Representatives for the 159th District.
The result for Segun Adeyina in Georgia’s 110th House District was still being counted. The candidate was ahead of Republican Charles Lollar in the preliminary results, according to Leadership. These victories come as Hakeem Jeffries could lead the US House in January 2027, according to an article published on 4 November.
