Candidate Profiles
American candidates of African descent are vying for local, state and federal seats in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. VOA Africa shares the profiles of some of these candidates:
Results and totals for each candidate below will be updated as fresh data is available.
Naquetta Ricks
Ricks won over Republican challenger Le Sellers 62% to 36%. (80% of the votes counted)
Wynfred Russell
Winner, won over opponent Hollies J. Winston by 59.1%
Deqa Dhalac
Dhalac won over Republican Michael Dougherty 68% to 32%. (98.9% of the votes counted)
Teshite Wako
Wako lost to Nichole Klonowski 46.58% to 52.99%.
Munira Abdullahi
Winner, ran unopposed.
Ismail Mohamed
Mohamed was ahead of his Republican challenger J. Josiah Lannin by roughly 80% - 20%
Adrian Boafo
Winner, ran unopposed.
Mana Abdi
Winner, ran unopposed.
Oye Owolewa
Owolewa won over Green Party challenger Joyce Robinson-Paul 84.6% to 15.4%. ( 98% of the votes counted)
Carol Kazeem
Kazeem, with 27.5% of the votes counted, is leading Republican Ruth Moton 61.9% to 38.1 percent.
Segun Adeyina
Winner, ran unopposed.
Iro Omere
Omere lost to Republican Pat Fallon by 66.8% to 30.9%. (95% of the votes counted)
Wala Blegay
Winner, ran unopposed.
Esther Agbaje
