Midterm results: Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and Ami Bera reelected as Ramaswamy falls short in Ohio

• Vivek Ramaswamy loses Ohio governor’s race to Democrat Amy Acton
• Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, Suhas Subramanyam and Ami Bera reelected
• Pia Dandiya wins Florida’s 22nd District
• Saritha Komatireddy concedes in New York attorney general race

INDIAN MAERICAN Democrats won a string of races in Tuesday’s midterm elections, while two high-profile Indian American Republicans backed by President Donald Trump were defeated.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy lost the Ohio governor’s race to Democrat Amy Acton, AP and NBC News projected. In New York, Republican Saritha Komatireddy conceded defeat to Democratic Attorney General Letitia James.

Democrats Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, Suhas Subramanyam and Ami Bera were reelected to the House, and Pia Dandiya won Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, according to NBC News projections and PTI.

Who won

• Ro Khanna (D): California’s 17th District
• Pramila Jayapal (D): Washington’s 7th District
• Suhas Subramanyam (D): Virginia’s 10th District
• Ami Bera (D): California’s 3rd District
• Pia Dandiya (D): Florida’s 22nd District
• Aruna Miller (D): Maryland lieutenant governor
• Josh Kaul (D): Wisconsin attorney general
• Aparna Raj (D): Washington, D.C., Council, Ward 1
• Jyot Singh (D): Georgia House, District 97

Who lost

• Vivek Ramaswamy (R): Ohio governor
• Saritha Komatireddy (R): New York attorney general

Results were still pending in several races, including Nithya Raman’s bid to unseat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Amish Shah’s House race in Arizona.

Ramaswamy falls short in Ohio

Ramaswamy, 41, won just over 45 percent of the vote to Acton’s 51 percent, according to NBC News. Acton, 60, becomes the first woman elected governor of Ohio.

“It was a tough race. It was bitter at times in both directions... All of us in this room should be rooting for the success of her administration,” Ramaswamy said in his concession speech, C-SPAN reported.

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Ramaswamy, who ran against Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and later helped plan the Department of Government Efficiency, lent his campaign more than $36 million of his own money, The Washington Post reported. He also received millions of dollars from billionaires Elon Musk and Jeffrey Yass.

He drew criticism days before the election for airing an ad in which Acton’s estranged mother called her a liar. Acton said she had not spoken to her mother in nearly 50 years and has accused her mother’s then-husband of sexually abusing her as a child.

Komatireddy concedes

Komatireddy, endorsed by Trump, said she was proud of her campaign.

“Public service means serving people, not celebrity or personal gain. Whatever I do moving forward will be about exactly that – serving others and making New York safer,” she said on X.

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Bera wins eighth term

Bera, 61, defeated Republican Robb Tucker to win his eighth term, extending his record as the longest-serving Indian American in Congress. Born in Los Angeles to Gujarati immigrant parents, the physician serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Intelligence Committee.

The national picture

Democrats won control of both the House and Senate, PTI reported. Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper flipped a Senate seat for Democrats by defeating Republican Michael Whatley.

(With inputs from agencies)