FOUR NIGERIAN AMERICANS WIN IN US MID TERM ELECTIONS

November 4, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

Four Nigerian Americans have won elective positions in the United States mid-term elections held on November 3.

According to results released on Wednesday, the winners are Will Jawando, Junior Ezeonu, Oye Owolewa and Carol Kazeem.

The Nigerian Americans who won seats across Maryland, Texas, Washington DC and Pennsylvania all contested under the Democratic Party.

In Maryland, Will Jawando won the race for Montgomery County executive. He floored Republican Esther Wells with 237,383 votes, which is 78% of the votes counted.

In Texas, 27-year-old Junior Ezeonu won a seat in the State House of Representatives for District 101. The young man who was born in Onitsha had earlier defeated incumbent Chris Turner in the Democratic primary.

In Washington DC, Oye Owolewa won an at-large seat on the District of Columbia Council. He polled 69% of the votes to beat independent candidate Elissa Silverman.

In Pennsylvania, Carol Kazeem retained her seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for District 159. She defeated Republican Michael Bannon.

Another Nigerian American, Segun Adeyina, was still leading in his Georgia race for House District 110 as of Wednesday.

The results are still subject to final certification by election authorities.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.