US midterm election results 2026: Key Indian-origin winners

Indian-American candidates Pia Dandiya, Suhas Subramanyam Several Indian-origin candidates too notched up victories as Democrats made significant gains in the US midterm elections on November 3, 2026, positioning themselves to wrest key Senate seats from Republicans, delivering a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump.

Indian-American candidates Suhas Subramanyam and Pia Dandiya won their seats in the US House of Representatives from Virginia and Florida, respectively. On the other hand, Republican ‌Vivek ‌Ramaswamy ‌was defeated in ⁠the ⁠race to become Ohio’s ‌next governor.

Suhas Subramanyam, who served as an advisor to former president Barack Obama, has been re-elected as a member of the US House of Representatives. The 40-year-old won from Virginia’s 10th congressional district, polling over 61.5% of the vote against Republican Dave Beckwith, who managed to win 36.4 per cent of the ballots cast.

Ro Khanna has won re-election from California’s 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley. The 50-year-old is completing his fifth term and will begin his sixth in January. Khanna was born in Philadelphia to a middle-class family.

Both his parents immigrated to the United States from India in the 1970s. Pramila Jayapal, who represents Washington’s 7th Congressional District, has secured a sixth term in the House of Representatives. Last month, her criticism of India’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls drew a public rebuke from India’s ambassador to the US.

Jayapal, who was first elected to Congress in 2016, has been a prominent voice on immigration reform and healthcare issues. A former high school principal, Pia Dandiya became the newest Indian-American to be elected to the US House, defeating Republican Casey Askar in Florida’s 22nd Congressional district.

Dandiya bagged 51.9% of the votes, while her opponent Askar polled 49.1% of the votes. Indian-American Democratic lawmaker Ami Bera has won the re-election to the U.S. House in California’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating Republican Robb Tucker.

The 61-year-old won his eighth term in the US House of Representatives. Physician-turned-politician Amerish Babulal ‘Ami’ Bera is the longest-serving Indian American in the US Congress and is considered a strong voice on healthcare and diplomacy, as per PTI.

Trump favourite Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy was defeated in Ohio’s gubernatorial race, the home state of Vice President J. D. Vance, by Democrat Amy Acton after a bitter campaign that left the Republican Party divided.

Other Indian-American candidates are awaiting their results as vote counting is still under way. Democrat Nithya Raman, who was born in Keralam, is locked in a keen contest with her former boss Karen Bass for the post of Mayor of Los Angeles, the US’s second-largest city.