2019 Elections Archives

Pennsylvania State Representative Arrested For Stealing $500,000 From Charity

Somali Refugee Elected To City Council in Minnesota

Muslim Man Defeated in Virginia Election

Six Transgender Candidates Elected To Office On Nov. 5th

Six Transgenders Elected To Office On Nov. 5th

LGBTQ Muslim Wins Board Of Education Race In Ohio

Somali Refugee Wins Election In Maine

Somali Refugee Runs For Office In Maine

Safiya Khalid is a Democratic candidate for the Lewiston City Council’s Ward 1 seat.

Muslim Candidate Says Trump’s “Muslim Ban” Inspired Her To Run For Office

Muslim Candidate Says Trump’s “Muslim Ban” Inspired Her To Run

Muslims Elected To The U.S. Government In 2019

Muslims Elected in 2019

Muslim Candidate Defeated In North Carolina

Zainab Baloch, a 28-year-old muslim of Pakistani descent, has been defeated in the Mayoral election in Raleigh, North Carolina. Baloch lost in the general election on October 8, 2019. In a post on Facebook Baloch wrote: This isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon. We lost, but we’ve built a movement unheard of not just in…

Nigerian Immigrant Takes Oath Of Office On The Quran In Tennessee

First Muslim Elected To Nashville Metro Council

Zulfat Suara made history earlier this month when she became the first muslim and first Nigerian immigrant elected to the Nashville Metro Council.

Several Muslims Win in Wisconsin Elections

Pakistani Immigrant Wins Election In Wisconsin

Muslim man wins re-election in Wisconsin

Muslim Woman Runs For Mayor Of Raleigh, North Carolina

Pakistani-born Muslim running for office in Florida

Pakistani Lawyer Defeated in Florida Election

First Hijabi Police Officer in Paterson Sworn in

On June 11th, Serein Tamimi, the first hijabi police officer in Paterson, New Jersey, was sworn into office by the Mayor of Paterson, Andre Sayegh. Along with being the first hijab wearing police officer of Paterson, Tamimi is also the first female Palestinian officer in Paterson. She is believed to be the second hijabi officer…

Muslim Woman Defeated in Democratic Primary Election For Virginia State Senate

Muslim Woman Wins Democratic Primary Election For Virginia State Senate

Ghazala Hashmi, a muslim woman from Pakistan, has won the Democratic Primary Election for Virginia State Senate, District 10.

Muslim Man Running for Virginia State Senate

Muslim Man Wins Democratic Primary Election For Virginia State Senate

Muslim Candidate Defeated in Virginia State Senate Election

Muslim candidate defeated in Virginia State Senate Election

Two Somali Refugees Defeated in Wisconsin Election

Muslim Immigrant Elected to Sugar Land City Council in Texas

Muslim man defeated in New Jersey Election

Pakistani Lawyer Running for Office in Florida

Khurrum Wahid, a Pakistani-born Muslim, is a candidate for Coral Springs City Commission, Seat 2 in Florida.

Nigerian immigrant running for Nashville Metro Council at Large

Farrakhan Loving Mayor Up For Re-Election

Muslims Running for Virginia State Senate

Muslim Man Running for Virginia State Senate

Sharafat Hussain-Babu is a Democratic candidate for Virginia State Senate, District 33. Hussain-Babu is a Bangladeshi muslim man. On Hussain-Babu‘s website, it states: I would like to express my deepest gratitude for the opportunity to represent the 33rd district after residing for more than a decade in Loudon County. I have received a tremendous amount of…

Muslim Woman Running for Virginia State Senate

Muslim Man Defeated in Sugar Land City Council Election

Two Muslims Head to Runoff Election in Texas

Two Muslim Candidates Head to Runoff Election in Texas

Pennsylvania Muslim Woman Sworn into Office on Quran

Linda Sarsour Congratulates First Muslim Woman Elected to Pennsylvania House of Representatives

CAIR Celebrates First Muslim Woman Elected to Pennsylvania House of Representatives

First Muslim Woman Elected to Pennsylvania State House

Movita Johnson-Harrell has been elected to Pennsylvania State House District 190. According to reports, “At 9:20 p.m., with 58 of 80 precincts reporting, Johnson-Harrell had garnered 66 percent of the vote, with her nearest challenger at 21 percent.” Johnson-Harrell is the first muslim woman elected as State Representative in Pennsylvania. Johnson-Harrell is the Founder of The CHARLES…

Muslim Woman runs for Virginia State Senate

Yasmine Taeb is a Democratic candidate for State Senate in Virginia’s 35th District for the 2019 election. Taeb came to the U.S. from Iran, illegally, when she was in the second grade. Taeb says that her and her family made their way to Mexico and climbed through a hole in the fence at the southern…