Seven Muslims elected to US Congress in midterms
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bamada.net
Seven Muslim candidates won seats in the US Congress in the midterm elections, including six in the House of Representatives and Abdul El-Sayed in the Senate. Provisional results also show Republicans lost their majority in both chambers, according to election results cited by Bamada.net.
Seven Muslim candidates were elected to the US Congress in the midterm elections, including Abdul El-Sayed, the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, according to provisional results reported by Anadolu Agency. Six others won seats in the House of Representatives, while an eighth candidate, Aisha Wahab, was still leading in California before the final results were declared.
The four incumbent Muslim members of the House, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Lateefah Simon and André Carson, retained their seats for two-year terms. Adam Hamawy, a doctor and new representative from New Jersey, and Darializa Avila Chevalier, elected in New York, won their first House elections, according to Anadolu Agency.
The vote was part of the renewal of the US Congress, following the 3 November election for both chambers and the governors of 36 states. Results giving Democrats control of both chambers were reported on 5 November in Democratic control of both chambers.
