New Delhi: The recently wrapped 2026 United States mid-term elections witnessed a significant representation from Indian-American candidates, with Democratic leaders Ami Bera, Ro Khanna, Suhas Subramanyam and Pramila Jayapal securing their re-election to the US House of Representatives. Meanwhile, Pia Dandiya has won a congressional seat in Florida, marking her debut into the US Congress.Progressives carried us to victory yesterday!Here are the issues that won it:✅ Medicare for All✅ No new funding for foreign wars✅ Zero aid to Israel✅ Taxing the billionaires https://t.co/povw29Mi6T— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) November 4, 2026Thank you #FL22!! I am humbled and honored to represent my home state.Thank you to everyone who knocked doors, phone banked, donated, and believed in me.Now, the real work begins! https://t.co/BIaL79oCt8— Pia Dandiya (@PiaforCongress) November 4, 2026Indian-American candidates contested the elections at varied levels of governance, from the Congress and governor positions to state legislatures and local public offices.Bera, who won California’s third Congressional district, defeated Robb Tucker of the Republican party, commencing his eight term in office. A physician-turned-politician, he is the longest-serving Indian-American member of Congress. First elected in 2012, he presently serves on the house foreign affairs committee and has been vocal on healthcare and US foreign policy.Khanna, meanwhile, secured his re-election from California’s 17th Congressional district. He is set to begin his sixth term in January 2027 and has been representing the district since 2017.Subramanyam won his second term in office, representing California’s 10th Congressional district, by defeating Republican Dave Beckwith with 61% of the vote. He was first elected to the Congress in 2024 and has been a former adviser to US president Barack Obama.Also read: Indian Americans Turn Away From Republicans Ahead of US Midterm Elections, Carnegie Survey FindsWinning her sixth term from Washington’s seventh Congressional district, Jaypal has been actively championing immigration reform and healthcare since her first term in 2016. Jaypal was also vocal about her condemnation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in India.In a post on X, on October 14, she wrote, “I am deeply concerned about the actions of the Indian government to purge 130 million people from the voting rolls. This appears to be a similar playbook to what the Trump Administration is doing here at home to undermine voting rights in a democracy.”Her post drew ire from India’s ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who described her remarks as an “unacceptable interference in India’s internal affairs.”The remarks by @RepJayapal on India’s electoral and political processes are unacceptable interference in India’s internal affairs.India is a vibrant democracy, with robust, independent constitutional institutions and a longstanding record of free and fair elections. Always open to constructive conversation with the Congresswoman to dispel her misconceptions.— Amb Vinay Mohan Kwatra (@AmbVMKwatra) October 15, 2026Dandiya, born and raised in Palm Beach County, Florida, won the state’s 22nd Congressional district, defeating Republican Casey Askar. Securing a 51.9% of the vote, marked her entry into the US Congress. Maryland’s Indian-American Democratic lieutenant governor, Aruna Miller, also secured a re-election.While multiple Indian-American politicians contested the election as Democrats, there were also some prominent Republicans who fought the mid-terms.Republican Vivek Ramaswamy massively failed to become Ohio’s governor, even after having the support of US President Donald Trump and circulating an offensive and personal attack ad about his opponent Democrat Amy Acton.Additionally, Republican Mahesh Ganorkar lost North Carolina’s fourth Congressional district to Democratic incumbent Valerie Foushee.The elections, held on November 3, covered all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 Senate seats and 36 gubernatorial posts, along with several local and state-level offices. The newly elected Congress is scheduled to take office on January 3, 2027.