Washington, Nov. 4 -- Egyptian-American surgeon Adam Hamawy has won New Jersey's 12th Congressional District race, becoming the first Muslim and Arab-American to represent the state in the US House of Representatives.

Hamawy, a Democrat, defeated Republican candidate Gregg Mele in the Tuesday, November 3, election. The Associated Press (AP) called the race in his favour, with the results showing him securing 74.1 per cent of the vote against Mele's 23.9 per cent.

The 57-year-old gained national attention for his humanitarian work in Gaza, where he volunteered as a trauma surgeon during Israel's war on the Palestinian territory. He travelled to the enclave in 2024 and 2025 on medical missions organised by the Palestinian American Medical...