List of Muslims Running in 2018 Primary Elections
After Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential Election, muslims all over the U.S. decided to run for office. All registered democrats, they decided to run to fight against President Trump and his policies. Besides being democrats and anti President Trump, the other thing these candidates have in common, is that they are calling for gun control.
With organizations put together to help muslims run in elections, the number of muslim candidates in the U.S. is soaring.
See the list below:
Alaska primary election Aug. 21, 2018:
Greg Jones – dropped out
Arizona primary election Aug. 28, 2018:
California primary election June 5, 2018:
Ammar Campa-Najjar – won (*Ammar himself is not muslim but his grandfather was a muslim terrorist.)
Asif Mahmood – lost
Kaisar Ahmed – lost
Ali Saleh – lost but is running for California Senate in 2020
Kia Hamadanchy – lost
Omar Siddiqui – lost
Cheryl Sudduth – lost
Fayaz Nawabi – dropped out
Florida primary election Aug. 28, 2018:
Amira Dajani
Annisa Karim
Rizwan Ahmed
Georgia primary election May 22, 2018:
Aisha Yaqoob – won
Illinois primary election March 20, 2018:
Zahra Suratwala – won
Hadiya Afzal – won
Bushra Amiwala – lost
Dilara Sayeed – lost
Sameena Mustafa – lost
Indiana primary election May 8, 2018:
Andre Carson – won
Ohio:
Ismail Mohamed – lost
Oregon primary election May 15, 2018:
Kayse Jama – lost
Massachusetts primary election Sept. 4, 2018:
Nadeem Mazen – dropped out
Maryland primary election June 26, 2018:
Nadia Hashimi = lost
Michigan primary election Aug. 7, 2018 :
Fayrouz Saad – lost
MD Alam – lost
Fatou-Seydi Sarr – lost
Minnesota primary election Aug. 14, 2018:
Keith Ellison – Won
Jamal Abdulahi – Lost
Regina Mustafa – Lost
Mohamud Noor – Won
Haaris Pash – Lost
Fadumo Taani – Lost
Osman Ahmed – Lost
Omar Fateh – Lost
Amir Malik – Ran unopposed
Zarina Baber – No longer in race
Fardousa Jama – Won
Abdi Warsame – Lost
Siad Ali – Won
Hala Asamarai – Won
Sharon Dumas El-Amin – Won
Nevada primary election June 12, 2018 :
Jesse Sbaih = lost
New York primary election June 26, 2018:
Omar Vaid – lost
UPDATE: LIST OF MUSLIM CANDIDATES RUNNING IN U.S. GENERAL ELECTIONS
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