پیروزی تاریخی مسلمانان در انتخابات آمریکا

Muslim candidates achieved historic victories in the US midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with a Muslim elected to the US Senate for the first time. According to preliminary results and projections by major media outlets, at least seven Muslim candidates won seats in Congress, while at least 36 Muslim candidates won or were leading in federal, state and local races.

Reuters and the Associated Press reported that Abdul El-Sayed, a 42-year-old Egyptian-American physician and Democratic candidate, won the Michigan race after defeating Mike Rogers, a Republican backed by Donald Trump. El-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. He will succeed Democratic Senator Gary Peters, who declined to seek re-election.

El-Sayed, formerly a senior public health official in Detroit, focused his campaign on reducing the cost of living, expanding universal healthcare and limiting the influence of large corporations in politics. He has also criticised US military support for Israel and faced attacks related to his religious identity during the campaign.

In New Jersey, Adam Hamawy, an Egyptian-American surgeon and former US Army physician who travelled to Gaza in 2024 and 2025 to treat the wounded, defeated his Republican opponent to win a seat in the House of Representatives, becoming the state’s first Muslim member of Congress.

In other congressional races, Rashida Tlaib, the Palestinian-American representative from Michigan, and Ilhan Omar, the Somali-American representative from Minnesota, were re-elected. André Carson of Indiana and Lateefah Simon of California also retained their seats. Darializa Avila Chevalier also won a seat in the House of Representatives from New York.

In California, Aisha Wahab, an Afghan-American politician who became the first Afghan-American member of Congress in a special election in August, was leading in the initial vote count for a full two-year term.

At the state level, Palestinian-American political activist Aber Kawas won New York State Senate District 12, becoming the first Palestinian-American Muslim woman elected to the state legislature. In Illinois, Nabeela Syed defeated the Republican senator representing District 26, flipping the seat to the Democratic Party.

Many Muslim candidates campaigned on reducing the cost of living, protecting civil rights, expanding healthcare and opposing unconditional US military support for Israel. Some also faced heavy spending by pro-Israel groups backing their opponents.

According to Muslim Network, at least 36 Muslim candidates had won or were leading as of Wednesday, November 4. The final total may change as vote counting continues.