Bangladeshi-origin Georgia State Senator Sheikh Rahman has won again in the US midterm elections, securing re-election unopposed.

Meanwhile, Connecticut State Senator Md Masudur Rahman has retained his seat by defeating his Republican challenger. Abul Khan, a member of the New Hampshire legislature, has also won the election, according to preliminary results.

Sheikh Rahman faced no challenger in Georgia’s State Senate District 5, making a contested election unnecessary. Preliminary election results showed 35,101 votes in his favour.

Earlier, on May 19, he secured the Democratic Party nomination by defeating Robin McCoy in the party’s primary election. Sheikh Rahman received 6,188 votes, while his rival McCoy secured 5,166.

Born in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, Sheikh Rahman is Georgia’s first Muslim and Asian-origin state senator. He has represented the state’s 5th District since his first election in 2018. In the 2024 election, he defeated Republican candidate Lisa Babbage by nearly double the votes to secure his fourth term in the Senate.

Notably, Sheikh Rahman’s younger brother, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal, was elected as an independent candidate from Kishoreganj-5 (Nikli and Bajitpur upazilas) in Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary election.

Meanwhile, Democratic Party candidate Md Masudur Rahman has been re-elected from Connecticut State Senate District 4, defeating Republican candidate Jen Jennings. Preliminary results published by local media outlet City Insider also reported his victory.

Masudur Rahman’s ancestral home is in Hajiganj, Chandpur, Bangladesh. He was first elected to the Connecticut State Senate in 2022. In the 2024 election, he secured his second consecutive victory with 33,099 votes.

On the other hand, Bangladeshi-origin Abul Khan has also won from New Hampshire’s Rockingham District 30. The district elects two representatives. In the preliminary vote count, he was leading with 1,873 votes. Subsequent election result listings also showed him as a winner. Republican candidate Jason Janvrin was elected from the same district.

Born in Pirojpur, Bangladesh, Abul Khan is associated with the Republican Party. According to official information from the New Hampshire Legislature, he has been contesting elections since 2012. He previously served six terms as a member of the state’s legislature. His latest victory adds another milestone to his political career.

It is worth mentioning that five Bangladeshi-origin representatives were elected from different US states in the 2024 elections. They were Sheikh Rahman, Nabila Islam Parks, Nurun Nabi, Md Masudur Rahman and Abul Khan.