List of Arab-American candidates provided by Arab American Institute:
Prominent candidates:
Darrell Eisa
Party affiliation: Republican
Running for: Re-election to US House of Representatives seat from California
Arab connection: Lebanese-American
Nick Rahall
Party affiliation: Democrat
Running for: Re-election to US House of Representatives seat from West Virginia
Arab connection: Lebanese-American
Vincent Sheheen
Party affiliation: Democrat
Running for: Governor of South Carolina
Qualification: Attorney and member of South Carolina state Senate
Arab connection: Half-Lebanese, half-Italian
Charlie Crist
Party affiliation: Democrat
Running for: Governor of Florida
Qualifications: Former Governor of Florida
Arab connection: Part Lebanese
Prominent Indian-American candidates:
Nikki Haley
Party affiliation: Republican
Running for: Re-election to governor of South Carolina
India connection: Parents immigrated to the US from the Indian state of Punjab
Neel Kashkari
Party affiliation: Republican
Running for: Governor of California
Qualifications: Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
India connection: Parents immigrated to the US from the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir
Ami Bera
Party affiliation: Democrat
Running for: Re-election to the US House of Representatives seat from California
India connection: Parents immigrated to the US from the Indian state of Gujarat
Ro Khanna
Party affiliation: Democrat
Running for: US House of Representatives seat from California
Qualifications: Lawyer
Indian connection: Parents immigrated to the US from India.
Manan Trivedi
Party affiliation: Democratic
Running for: US House of Representatives seat from Pennsylvania
Qualifications: Physician and Iraq war veteran
India connection: Parents immigrated from India
Kamala Harris
Party affiliation: Democratic
Running for: Re-election as Attorney General of California
India connection: Mother was Indian, father Jamaican-American
