Victorville Daily Press
US Muslims Make History in Midterm Elections
US Congress: US Representatives Andre Carson (D-IL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) are all projected to win their respective races.
US Senate: The race for Pennsylvania US Senator between Dr Mehmet Cengiz Oz (R) and John Fetterman (D) is too early to call at the time of this release.
Colorado: Incumbent, first-term State Representative Iman Jodeh (D), the first Muslim elected to the Colorado State Legislature, is expected to win reelection to represent State House District 41.
Connecticut: Incumbent, first-term State Senator Saud Anwar (D), the first Muslim elected to the Connecticut State Legislature, is running for reelection and is expected to prevail. State Representative Maryam Khan (D), who was elected in March 2022 in a special election, is expected to win reelection in her first reelection.
Delaware: Incumbent, first-term State Representative Madinah Wilson-Anton (D), the first Muslim elected to the Delaware State Legislature, is projected to win her first reelection.
Iowa: Incumbent State Representative Ako Abdul-Samad (D), who has served in the Iowa State Legislature since 2007, is projected to win reelection.
Illinois: Democrats Abdelnasser Rashid and Nabeela Syed are projected to win the elections to represent State House Districts 21 and State House District 51, respectively. They would be the first Muslims elected to the Illinois State Legislature.
Florida: State Representative Christopher Benjamin, the incumbent first-term Democrat, has already been declared the winner after his general election race was canceled due to no other challengers qualifying for the ballot.
Georgia: Incumbent State Senator Sheikh Rahman, the lone Muslim in the State Legislature, does not have a challenger for the District 5 seat. He could be joined by Nabilah Islam should she prevail in the race to represent State Senate District 7.
-On the State House side, Ruwa Romman is the projected winner to represent District 97.
-Islam would be the first Muslim woman elected to the State Senate while Romman would be the first Muslim woman elected to the State House of Representatives.
Maine: Democrat Mana Abdi made history when she was elected to represent State House District 95. Abdi was unopposed in the general election after her Republican challenger withdrew from the race after posting on Facebook that Muslims “should not be allowed to hold public office.”
-South Portland Mayor Deqa Dhalac could join her in the State House of Representatives should she prevail in the election to represent State House District 120.
Minnesota: Democrat Zaynab Mohamed is the projected winner in the race to represent State Senate District 63 and will be the first Muslim woman elected to the State Senate.
-She would join fellow Democratic State Senator Omar Fateh who is projected to win reelection.
-Democratic State Representatives Hodan Hassan and Mohamud Noor are projected to secure reelection and could be joined by Samakab Hussein who has a large lead in the race to represent State House District 65A.
-The Minnesota Attorney General election between incumbent Keith Ellison (D), previously the first American Muslim elected to Congress, and rival Jim Schultz (R) is too early to call at the time of this release.
New Hampshire: State Representative Aboul Khan (R), the first Muslim elected to the New Hampshire State Legislature, has secured reelection.
New York: Incumbent State Representatives Charles Fall (D) and Zohran Kwame Mamdani are unopposed, while State Senator Robert Jackson (D), the first New York Muslim State Senator is projected to win reelection.
North Carolina: State Senator Mujtaba Mohammed (D) is unopposed for reelection, while State Representative Nasif Majeed (D) is expected to prevail in his reelection.
Oklahoma: First-term incumbent Mauree Turner, the first Muslim elected to the Oklahoma State Legislature, is projected to win reelection to represent State House District 88.
Ohio: Democrat Munira Abdullahi does not have a challenger in the general election for State House District 9 and has become the first Muslim elected to the Ohio State Legislature.
-She is projected to be joined by Ismail Mohammed, a Democrat running for State House District 3.
Oregon: State Senator Kayse Jama (D), the first Muslim to serve in the Oregon State Legislature, is seeking a full elected term. He was appointed in January 2021 to fill out a vacated seat.
Pennsylvania: Democrat Tarik Khan is projected to win the race to represent State House District 194.
-He will join State Representative Jason Dawkins (D), who is unopposed for reelection.
Texas: Former Euless City Councilor Salman Bhojani, a Democrat, is running for Texas House District 92 and is projected to win.
-Bhojani would be the first Muslim elected to the Texas State Legislature should he prevail and could be joined by Suleman Lalani (D) who is leading the race to represent State House District 76.
Washington: Democrat Yasmin Trudeau, who became the first Muslim to serve in the Washington Legislature when she was appointed to fill out a vacated term in November 2021, is running for a full-term to continue representing State Senate District 27.
Wisconsin: First-term incumbent State Representative Samba Baldeh (D) is running for reelection and does not have a challenger for State House District 48. - Muslim Network TV — November 9, 2022
