US midterm elections: a record-breaking 82 Muslims won seats

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During midterm elections, a record-breaking eighty-two of the 146 Muslim Americans who ran for office won seats.

According to data gathered by the Jetpac and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Muslim candidates won elections for municipal, state, and federal offices, including 51 state legislative candidates in 23 states (CAIR).

The number of victories by Muslim candidates this year surpasses the previous high of 71 set in 2020, according to CAIR and Jetpac, which have been keeping track of this information for the past six years. A 74 percent turnout was reported in the CAIR Midterm Exit Poll.

Among registered Muslim voters, 58% support Democrats and 16% support Republicans.

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The number of Muslim state lawmakers countrywide will rise to 43 after 21 incumbent state lawmakers who were up for re-election won easily, and they will be joined by 16 historically significant Muslim candidates.

The midterm elections this year, according to CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad, marked the “political shift of the American Muslim community from marginalised voices that were sidelined, or worse, to decision makers.”

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We are seeing these recently elected officials build on the achievements of our community’s decades-long investment in civic engagement, voter registration, and running for office, the speaker continued.

Mohammed Missouri, the executive director of Jetpac, said: “I’m motivated by the unprecedented victories we are witnessing in local and state elections across the nation. It demonstrates how the Muslim community is creating a strong foundation for long-term electoral success.

Reference: Muslim News