Nigerian-Americans have won elective positions in the United States following the November 3 midterm elections,w with another Nigerian-born candidate leading in his race as results continued to emerge.
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The winners, according to results released on Wednesday, are Will Jawando, Junior Ezeonu, Oye Owolewa and Carol Kazeem.
The four candidates contested under the Democratic Party and secured victories in Maryland, Texas, Washington DC and Pennsylvania.
In Maryland, Jawando won the race for Montgomery County executive, defeating Republican candidate Esther Wells by a wide margin. He secured 237,383 votes, representing 78 per cent of the votes counted.
