In Photos: Indian-Americans Celebrate Wins In US Midterm Elections 2026

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Indian-American politicians celebrated victories in the 2026 US midterm elections, with Pia Dandiya winning Florida's 22nd Congressional District, Suhas Subramanyam and Aruna Miller securing re-election, and Pramila Jayapal defeating fellow Indian-American Nirav Sheth in Washington

US Midterm elections 2026 victorious Indian-Americans
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Indian-American candidate Suhas Subramanyam
A profile image of Indian-American candidate Suhas Subramanyam, who has been re-elected to the US House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th Congressional District during the 2026 midterm elections. | Photo: PTI
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Indian-American candidate Pia Dandiya
A profile image of Indian-American candidate Pia Dandiya, a former high school principal, who became the newest Indian-American to be elected to the US House, defeating Republican Casey Askar in Florida’s 22nd Congressional district, in the 2026 US midterm elections. | Photo: @PiaforCongress/X via PTI
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Indian-American candidate Aruna Miller
A profile image of Indian-American candidate Aruna Miller, who secured a second term as Maryland's Lieutenant governor in the 2026 US midterm elections. | Photo: @arunamiller/X via PTI
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Indian-American Democratic lawmaker Ami Bera
A profile image of Indian-American Democratic lawmaker Ami Bera, who won the re-election to US House in California's 3rd Congressional District, defeating Republican Robb Tucker in the 2026 midterm elections. | Photo: @RepBera/X via PTI
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Indian-American Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna
A profile image of Indian-American Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna, who won the re-election to the US House in California's 17th Congressional District, defeating Republican candidate Ritesh Tandon during the 2026 midterm elections. | Photo: @RoKhanna/X via PTI
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Indian-American Democrat Amish Shah
A profile image of Indian-American Democrat Amish Shah, who made history after becoming the first from the community to represent Arizona in Congress. He won the election for the US House of Representatives from Arizona's First Congressional District on Wednesday. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Indian-American Democratic politician Pooja Sethi
Indian-American Democratic politician Pooja Sethi, who became the first Indian-American woman elected to the Texas Legislature after winning the Texas House District 47 seat. | Photo: @PoojaforTexas/X via PTI
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Indian-American Democrat Jyot Singh
A profile image of Indian-American Democrat Jyot Singh, who has been elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, becoming the first Sikh to serve in the state’s assembly, in the US midterm elections. Singh, a Yale University alumnus, secured 13,820 votes, winning the ballot with 68 per cent of the votes, compared to 32 per cent polled by his Republican rival Yassin Moghazy, who got 6509 votes. | Photo: @jyotsinghga/X via PTI
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Indian-American Democratic lawmaker Pramila Jayapal
A profile image of Indian-American Democratic lawmaker Pramila Jayapal, who won the re-election to the US House in Washington's 7th Congressional District, defeating Republican candidate Nirav Sheth during the 2026 midterm elections. | Photo: @PramilaJayapal/X via PTI
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Indian-American Democratic politician Nabeela Syed
Indian-American Democratic politician Nabeela Syed, who won the election for Illinois' 26th Senate District seat. | Photo: Nabeela Syed/FB via PTI
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Indian-American Democratic politician Lisa Kaul
Indian-American Democratic politician Lisa Kaul, who won the election for New York's 39th Senate District. | Photo: Lisa Kaul/FB via PTI

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