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Eight of the winners are headed to Congress: one to the US Senate and seven to the House of Representatives. Another 26 won or were leading in state legislative races, while two more secured judicial and county offices. Incumbents Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, André Carson of Indiana and Lateefah Simon of California all secured re-election to the House. Adam Hamawy won his congressional race in New Jersey’s 12th District, becoming the state’s first Muslim member of Congress. Darializa Avila Chevalier was reported among the winners in New York’s 13th District. Aisha Wahab, who entered Congress after an August special election, won a full term in California’s 14th District. In the Midwest, several Muslim candidates secured victories or established leads in state legislative contests. Abbas Alawieh, Alabas Farhat and Jalal Abdallah were leading in Michigan legislative races, while Munira Abdullahi and Ismail Mohamed won their respective Ohio House contests. State Rep. Nabeela Syed flipped a Republican-held Illinois State Senate seat, defeating appointed Sen. Darby Hills in the 26th District. Abdelnasser Rashid was projected to retain his seat in the Illinois House. Mariam Saad Bazzi was also among the leading candidates in Michigan’s Court of Appeals election. Minnesota saw victories by state lawmakers Omar Fateh and Zaynab Mohamed, while Mohamud Noor and Samakab Hussein secured their uncontested legislative races. In Oregon, state Senator Kayse Jama retained his seat without opposition. In Washington state, Osman Salahuddin led his race for the 48th District state House seat with about 69% of the vote. In the Northeast, Aber Kawas won New York’s 12th State Senate District, while incumbent Robert Jackson retained his seat without opposition. Connecticut lawmakers Maryam Khan and Saud Anwar also won their respective state Senate races. Madinah Wilson-Anton and Tarik Khan retained their legislative seats in Delaware and Pennsylvania, respectively. In the South, Ruwa Romman won Georgia’s State Senate District 7, while Sheikh Rahman retained his seat without opposition. Farooq Mughal won back his former Georgia House seat, flipping the district from Republican to Democratic control. Texas lawmakers Salman Bhojani and Suleman Lalani secured re-election, while Letitia Plummer won the Harris County Judge election. North Carolina state Senator Mujtaba Mohammed also retained his seat. Iman Jodeh won Colorado’s State Senate District 29. - @MarkWRowley - @MarkWRowley