# At least seven Muslim lawmakers win seats in US Congress

https://mins.news/en/item/128940

- TRT World, 2026-11-04 11:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/d13d756147ea

> At least seven Muslim candidates won seats in the US Congress in the midterm elections. Abdul El-Sayed appeared with his wife, Sarah Jukaku, at an election-night watch party in Detroit.

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