US Midterm Elections 2026: Mixed results for Indian-Americans as Subramanyam and Dandiya win; Miller set to retain Maryland, Ramaswamy trails in Ohio

Indian-American Democrat Suhas Subramanyam has won re-election to the US House of Representatives, while Aruna Miller was projected to retain her position as Maryland's Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Pia Dandiya also won a seat in the US House of Representatives from Florida. In Ohio, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy trailed Democrat Amy Acton in the governor's race, according to early results.

Suhas Subramanyam, who served as an advisor to President Barack Obama, has been re-elected as a member of the US House of Representatives.

Subramanyam, 40, won from Virginia's 10th congressional district, polling over 61.5 per cent of the vote against Republican Dave Beckwith, who managed to win 36.4 per cent of the ballots cast.


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In Maryland, Indian-American Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller was projected to retain her position alongside Democratic Governor Wes Moore, who secured re-election. The two defeated the Republican ticket led by Rob Krop.

The race in Florida's 22nd Congressional District, meanwhile, remained closely contested. Democrat Dandiya secured 51.9% of the votes, while Askar polled 49.1%, according to results declared on Tuesday. Her victory makes her the newest Indian-American woman to enter the US Congress.

Around 280,000 ballots had been tallied, but NBC News had yet to declare a winner.

In Ohio, Indian-American Republican Vivek Ramaswamy was trailing Democrat Amy Acton in the gubernatorial contest. Acton had secured around 63% of the vote against Ramaswamy's 34%, although only about a quarter of the expected votes had been counted. NBC News said it was too early to call the race.

Ramaswamy, a biotechnology entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate backed by President Donald Trump, is seeking to succeed Governor Mike DeWine, who cannot run again because of term limits. His Democratic rival, Acton, is a doctor and former Ohio health director.

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In Massachusetts, Democratic Senator Ed Markey was projected to secure another term, defeating independent Indian-American candidate Shiva Ayyadurai and Republican John Deaton.

Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff was also projected to retain his Georgia Senate seat, defeating Republican Congressman Mike Collins.

Among the state legislative contests, Indian-American Democrat Jyot Singh held an early lead over Republican Yassin Moghazy in Georgia's House District 97.

Results were still awaited in several other races involving Indian-American candidates, including Republican Mahesh Ganorkar in North Carolina and Democrat Pooja Sethi in Texas.

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The November 3 midterm elections will determine the balance of power in the 435-member House of Representatives and 35 Senate seats, besides deciding several governorships, state legislative seats and local offices.

The elections are taking place midway through Trump's second presidential term.

(With inputs from agencies)