US Midterms 2026: Pia Dandiya Wins in Florida, Vivek Ramaswamy Faces Tight Ohio Race

Indian-American Democrat Pia Dandiya won Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, defeating Republican Casey Askar in one of the closely watched US House races of the November 3 midterms. The Associated Press called the race after early returns showed the former school principal ahead in the newly redrawn South Florida district.

Subramanyam and Miller secure second terms

In Virginia, NBC News projected that Democratic Representative Suhas Subramanyam had won a second term in the state’s 10th Congressional District. He had about 63% of the vote to Republican Dave Beckwith’s 35% when roughly 82% of the expected vote had been counted. Independent Ahsen Malik also contested the seat.

Subramanyam became Virginia’s first Indian-American member of Congress after winning the seat in 2024. He took office in January 2025.

In Maryland, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller secured another term alongside Democratic Governor Wes Moore, whose re-election NBC News projected. The Democratic ticket defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox and his running mate, Rob Krop.

Ramaswamy trails Acton in early Ohio count

In Ohio, Democrat Amy Acton led Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the early count for governor. NBC News reported that Acton had about 63% of the vote to Ramaswamy’s 34%, with roughly a quarter of the expected ballots counted. The network had yet to project a winner at that stage.

Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential contender, has Donald Trump’s endorsement. Acton, a physician who led Ohio’s health department during the Covid-19 pandemic, is seeking to take the governorship from Republicans. Both are running to succeed term-limited Governor Mike DeWine.

Indian-American candidates in other races

In Massachusetts, Democratic Senator Ed Markey was projected to win re-election in a race that also included Republican John Deaton and Indian-American independent Shiva Ayyadurai.

At the state level, Democrat Jyot Singh took an early lead over Republican Yassin Moghazy in Georgia’s House District 97. Races involving Republican Mahesh Ganorkar in North Carolina and Democrat Pooja Sethi in Texas were also awaiting calls in the early returns.

With inputs from ANI