Three Indian-American Democrats have won in the 2026 US midterms. Pia Dandiya is the newest face in Congress, while Suhas Subramanyam and Aruna Miller won fresh terms.
Updated: 4 November 2026, 10:00 IST
Quick Read
- Pia Dandiya won Florida’s 22nd district with 51.9% of votes, beating Casey Askar.
- Suhas Subramanyam won re-election in Virginia’s 10th district with 63.16% of votes.
- Aruna Miller won another term as Maryland’s Lieutenant Governor, per NBC News projections.
Three Indian-American Democrats have won key races in the 2026 US midterm elections. The results came in on the night of 3 November, US time. They were reported in India on the morning of 4 November.
The three winners are Pia Dandiya, Suhas Subramanyam and Aruna Miller. All three are Democrats. Their wins add to Indian-American representation in US politics. But not every Indian-American race is decided yet. Some big names were still awaiting results on the morning of 4 November.
Pia Dandiya: a first for Florida
Pia Dandiya won the US House seat from Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. A Congressional District is a local area that elects one member to the House. She beat Republican Casey Askar, a Marine veteran.
Dandiya got 51.9% of the votes, per results declared on Tuesday and reported by The Hindu and Mathrubhumi. She is a former high school principal. She is also a first-generation Indian-American. That means she is the first in her family to move to the US and settle there.
Her win is a first for Florida. She is the first Indian-American elected to the US House from Florida, per News18 and Mathrubhumi. CBS News and Decision Desk HQ projected her win. NBC News also projected it, with about 97.6% of the expected vote counted at that stage.
The race was close. It was fought in a district that Republicans had redrawn to help their own party. Redrawn means the district borders were changed. CNN noted that Democrats held onto three such redrawn Florida seats, including Dandiya’s.
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Suhas Subramanyam: a clear win in Virginia
Suhas Subramanyam won re-election to the US House from Virginia’s 10th district. He is 40. He once worked as an adviser to former President Barack Obama.
Subramanyam got 63.16% of the votes, polling 173,106 ballots. His Republican rival, Dave Beckwith, got 34.66%, or 94,990 votes. These figures come from The Times of India and News18, using the fuller count.
He became Virginia’s first Indian-American member of Congress in 2024. He entered the House in 2025. This win gives him a second two-year term. House members serve two-year terms, unlike Senators who serve six years.
In his second term, he has said he will focus on federal workers, living costs, health care cuts and rules for artificial intelligence and data centres, per The Hawk’s report of his campaign remarks. Those are his stated plans, not laws passed yet.
Aruna Miller: another term in Maryland
Aruna Miller won another term as Maryland’s Lieutenant Governor. A Lieutenant Governor is the deputy to a state’s governor. She serves on the ticket led by Governor Wes Moore. Ticket means they run together as a pair.
NBC News projected Moore’s re-election, and Miller’s return with him. The Times of India and News18 reported the same projection on the morning of 4 November. Miller is Indian-American. Her win keeps Indian-American leadership in Maryland’s top state team.
Who is still waiting, and who is trailing
Not all Indian-American results are in. The Times of India reported on 4 November that races for Ro Khanna in California, Ami Bera, Pooja Sethi in Texas and Mahesh Ganorkar in North Carolina remained undecided as counting continued. This post does not call those races. It lists them as undecided.
One high-profile Indian-American Republican is trailing. Vivek Ramaswamy trailed Democrat Amy Acton in Ohio’s governor race. NBC News figures cited by Mathrubhumi put Acton at 54.3% and Ramaswamy at 42.8%, with about 46% of the expected vote counted. That is an early snapshot, not a final result. Ohio’s governor race had not been called in the reports checked for this post.
Readers should be careful with early percentages. They change as more votes are counted. A lead at 46% counted is not a win.
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Why these wins get attention in India
Indian-Americans are a small share of the US population, but they are visible in tech, business, medicine and now politics. Wins in Florida, Virginia and Maryland show that Indian-origin candidates can win in different kinds of states. Florida is a swing state with a large Latino vote. Virginia has many federal workers. Maryland is a Democrat-leaning state.
For readers in India, the direct effect is limited. These members vote on US laws, not Indian laws. But they often speak on India-US ties, visas and trade. Their presence gives the Indian diaspora, Indians living abroad, a voice in US debates.
FAQ
Q1 Who are the three confirmed Indian-American winners so far? Pia Dandiya (Florida’s 22nd House district), Suhas Subramanyam (Virginia’s 10th House district) and Aruna Miller (Maryland Lieutenant Governor).
Q2 What was Pia Dandiya’s margin? She won with 51.9% of votes against Casey Askar, per results reported on 4 November.
Q3 Are all Indian-American races decided? No. Ro Khanna, Ami Bera, Pooja Sethi and Mahesh Ganorkar were still undecided on the morning of 4 November. Vivek Ramaswamy was trailing in Ohio, not yet called as a loss in the reports checked.
