Some Jamaican candidates profitable, others fare poorly in US midterm elections

There have been blended ends in Tuesday’s mid-term elections in the USA for the Jamaican candidates after some got here out victorious whereas others working for Congress had been unsuccessful.

Throughout the mid-term elections, all 435 seats within the US Home of Representatives had been up for grabs whereas 35 of the 100 seats within the Senate had been contested.

Wes Moore, an African-American of Jamaican heritage, turned the brand new governor of Maryland, changing into the primary black particular person to be elected to the put up.

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He defeated Dan Cox, a Donald Trump-backed Republican candidate.

Moore, a businessman, writer, philanthropist, and veteran, is the third African American to be elected governor of a state in the USA.

He’s additionally a Rhodes Scholar endorsed by Oprah Winfrey, US President Joe Biden, and former president Barack Obama.

Alternatively, different Jamaicans working for Congress like Karen Inexperienced didn’t fare very properly.

Inexperienced misplaced to her Republican opponent in Florida’s Congressional District 7. On the identical time, Jackie Gordon misplaced to her Republican opponent in New York’s 2nd Congressional District.

Carla Spalding, who ran in Florida’s twenty fifth Congressional District, was additionally unsuccessful.

Nevertheless, Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke nonetheless holds her Brooklyn ninth Congressional seat.

Shelia Jackson Lee of Texas additionally retained her seat.

Stacy Plascette of the USA Virgin Islands was additionally re-elected to Congress, together with Sheila Cherfilus McCormick of Haitian heritage who represents Florida’s twentieth Congressional District.