It's Her Turn: The R29 Candidate Tracker
The 2018 midterms are already herstory: A record 262 women could win a seat in Congress. Another 16 could become governors. Stay tuned here as we share their stories—and their wins.
The 2018 midterms are already Herstory: A record 262 women could win a seat in congress. Another 16 could become governors. Stay tuned here as we continue to share their stories–and their wins.
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June 4, 2018
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June 13, 2018
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Stacey Abrams Just Won Georgia's Democratic Primary, Making History
May 22, 2018
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Georgia Election Server Wiped After Lawsuit Filed
October 26, 2017
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Moms Are Running For Office To Fight Gun Violence
February 23, 2018
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Close To 300 Women Are On The Ballot Today. Win Or Lose, They’ve Already Made History
May 15, 2018
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Lauren Underwood Wants To Be The First Black Woman To Rep This District
March 21, 2018
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May 23, 2018
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May 23, 2018
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A Record Number Of Women Are Major Party Nominees In House & Gubernatorial Races
November 1, 2017
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Lt. Governor Tina Smith Will Replace Al Franken In The U.S. Senate
December 13, 2017
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This Woman Is Challenging The Minnesota Republican Who Likes To Call Women "Sluts"
July 19, 2018
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Mothers Can Use Campaign Funds To Pay For Childcare, FEC Rules
May 10, 2018
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Meet The Bronx-Born Puerto Rican Challenging One Of The Most Powerful House Democrats
June 27, 2018
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Just Defeated One Of The Most Powerful House Democrats
June 27, 2018
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"It's Kirsten": The D.C. Powerhouse Every Young Woman Must Know
April 5, 2017
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Liuba Grechen Shirley Says Mothers Like Her Should Serve In Congress
August 20, 2018
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Texas Is Still A Red State, But This War Hero Is Part Of The Blue Tide Hoping To Turn It
March 1, 2018
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Christine Hallquist Is A New Kind Of Politician (& Not Just Because She’s Trans)
August 17, 2018
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The Reds Are Coming—& They're Young, Female, & Determined To Win America's Heartland
September 10, 2018
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The Magic Of Liuba Grechen Shirley, The Suburban Mom With Her Eyes Set On Congress
October 10, 2018
WASHINGTON
13 CANDIDATES
OREGON
3 CANDIDATES
CALIFORNIA
34 CANDIDATES
NEVADA
4 CANDIDATES
UTAH
3 CANDIDATES
IDAHO
2 CANDIDATES
ARIZONA
9 CANDIDATES
ALASKA
1 CANDIDATE
HAWAII
5 CANDIDATES
MONTANA
1 CANDIDATE
WYOMING
3 CANDIDATES
COLORADO
4 CANDIDATES
NEW MEXICO
5 CANDIDATES
NORTH DAKOTA
1 CANDIDATE
SOUTH DAKOTA
1 CANDIDATE
NEBRASA
4 CANDIDATES
KANSAS
2 CANDIDATES
OKLAHOMA
2 CANDIDATES
MINNESOTA
9 CANDIDATES
IOWA
3 CANDIDATES
MISSOURI
6 CANDIDATES
WISCONSIN
8 CANDIDATES
ILLINOIS
6 CANDIDATES
INDIANA
7 CANDIDATES
MICHIGAN
12 CANDIDATES
OHIO
11 CANDIDATES
TEXAS
21 CANDIDATES
LOUISIANA
4 CANDIDATES
ARKANSAS
1 CANDIDATE
MISSISSIPPI
1 CANDIDATE
ALABAMA
5 CANDIDATES
GEORGIA
6 CANDIDATES
FLORIDA
18 CANDIDATES
SOUTH CAROLINA
2 CANDIDATES
NORTH CAROLINA
6 CANDIDATES
TENNESSEE
17 CANDIDATES
KENTUCKY
2 CANDIDATES
WEST VIRGINIA
3 CANDIDATES
VIRGINIA
7 CANDIDATES
MARYLAND
2 CANDIDATES
PENNSYLVANIA
7 CANDIDATES
DELAWARE
1 CANDIDATE
NEW JERSEY
2 CANDIDATES
NEW YORK
18 CANDIDATES
CONNECTICUT
3 CANDIDATES
RHODE ISLAND
3 CANDIDATES
MASSACHUSETTS
4 CANDIDATES
VERMONT
4 CANDIDATES
NEW HAMPSHIRE
2 CANDIDATES
MAINE
2 CANDIDATES
WASHINGTON D.C.
1 CANDIDATE
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Alaska
AL
Alabama
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Arkansas
AZ
Arizona
CA
California
CO
Colorado
CT
Connecticut
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District of
Columbia
Columbia
DE
Delaware
FL
Florida
GA
Georgia
HI
Hawaii
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Iowa
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Idaho
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Kansas
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Louisiana
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North Carolina
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New Hampshire
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New Mexico
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New York
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Pennsylvania
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South Carolina
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Texas
UT
Utah
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Virginia
VT
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Washington
WI
Wisconsin
WV
West Virginia
WY
Wyoming
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Representative
Martha Roby (R)
Republican / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Terri A. Sewell (D)
Democrat / District 07
Primary Winner
Governor
Kay Ivey (R)
Republican
Primary Winner
Representative
Tabitha Kay Isner (D)
Democrat / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Mallory Hytes Hagan (D)
Democrat / District 03
2018 midterm election results
Senator
Kyrsten Sinema (D)
Democrat
Representative
Ann L. Kirkpatrick (D)
Democrat / District 02
Representative
Debbie Lesko (R)
Republican / District 08
Senator
Martha McSally (R)
Republican
Representative
Wendy Rogers (R)
Republican / District 01
Representative
Lea Marquez Peterson (R)
Republican / District 02
Representative
Joan Greene (D)
Democrat / District 05
Representative
Anita Malik (D)
Democrat / District 06
Representative
Hiral Vyas Tipirneni (D)
Democrat / District 08
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Senator
Dianne Feinstein (D)
Democrat
Primary Winner
Representative
Nancy Pelosi (D)
Democrat / District 12
Primary Winner
Representative
Jackie Speier (D)
Democrat / District 14
Primary Winner
Representative
Anna G. Eshoo(D)
Democrat / District 18
Primary Winner
Representative
Zoe Lofgren (D)
Democrat / District 19
Primary Winner
Representative
Katherine L. Hill (D)
Democrat / District 25
Primary Winner
Representative
Julia Brownley (D)
Democrat / District 26
Primary Winner
Representative
Judy Chu (D)
Democrat / District 27
Primary Winner
Representative
Grace F. Napolitano (D)
Democrat / District 32
Primary Winner
Representative
Norma J. Torres (D)
Democrat / District 35
Primary Winner
Representative
Karen R. Bass (D)
Democrat / District 37
Primary Winner
Representative
Linda T. Sanchez (D)
Democrat / District 38
Primary Winner
Representative
Young Kim (R)
Republican / District 39
Primary Winner
Representative
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
Democrat / District 40
Primary Winner
Representative
Maxine Waters (D)
Democrat / District 43
Primary Winner
Representative
Nanette Diaz Barragan (D)
Democrat / District 44
Primary Winner
Representative
Katherine Porter (D)
Democrat / District 45
Primary Winner
Representative
Susan A. Davis (D)
Democrat / District 53
Primary Winner
Representative
Audrey Denney (D)
Democrat / District 01
Primary Winner
Representative
Jessica Morse (D)
Democrat / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Doris O. Matsui (D)
Democrat / District 06
Primary Winner
Representative
Marla Livengood (R)
Republican / District 09
Primary Winner
Representative
Lisa Remmer (R)
Republican / District 12
Primary Winner
Representative
Barbara J. Lee (D)
Democrat / District 13
Primary Winner
Representative
Cristina Osmena (R)
Republican / District 14
Primary Winner
Representative
Elizabeth Heng (R)
Repubilican / District 16
Primary Winner
Representative
Christine Russell (R)
Republican / District 18
Primary Winner
Representative
Tatiana Matta (D)
Democrat / District 23
Primary Winner
Representative
Kimberlin Brown Pelzer (R)
Republican / District 36
Primary Winner
Representative
Aja Smith (R)
Republican / District 41
Primary Winner
Representative
Julia C. Peacock (D)
Democrat / District 42
Primary Winner
Representative
Mimi Walters (R)
Republican / District 45
Primary Winner
Representative
Diane L. Harkey (R)
Republican / District 49
Primary Winner
Representative
Morgan Murtaugh (R)
Republican / District 53
2018 midterm election results
Representative
Stephanie Murphy (D)
Democrat / District 07
Representative
Val B. Demings (D)
Democrat / District 10
Representative
Kathy A. Castor (D)
Democrat / District 14
Representative
Lois J. Frankel (D)
Democrat / District 21
Representative
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
Democrat / District 23
Representative
Frederica S. Wilson (D)
Democrat / District 24
Representative
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D)
Democrat / District 26
Representative
Donna Shalala (D)
Democrat / District 27
Representative
Jennifer Zimmerman (D)
Democrat / District 01
Representative
Yvonne Hayes Hinson (D)
Democrat / District 03
Representative
Virginia Fuller (R)
Republican / District 05
Representative
Nancy E. Soderberg (D)
Democrat / District 06
Representative
Dana Cottrell (D)
Democrat / District 11
Representative
Kristen Carlson (D)
Democrat / District 15
Representative
April J. Freeman (D)
Democrat / District 17
Representative
Lauren Baer (D)
Democrat / District 18
Representative
Mary Barzee Flores (D)
Democrat / District 25
Representative
Maria E. Salazar (R)
Republican / District 27
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Representative
Lucy McBath (D)
Democrat / District 06
Primary Winner
Governor
Stacey Abrams (D)
Democrat
Primary Winner
Representative
Lisa M. Ring (D)
Democrat / District 01
Primary Winner
Representative
Karen Handel (R)
Republican / District 06
Primary Winner
Representative
Carolyn Bourdeaux (D)
Democrat / District 07
Primary Winner
Representative
Tabitha Johnson-Green (D)
Democrat / District 10
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Repesentative
Robin L. Kelly (D)
Democrat / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Jan D. Schakowsky (D)
Democrat / District 09
Primary Winner
Representative
Lauren A. Underwood (D)
Democrat / District 14
Primary Winner
Representative
Cheri L. Bustos (D)
Democrat / District 17
Primary Winner
Representative
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (D)
Democrat / District 13
Primary Winner
Representative
Sara Dady (D)
Democrat / District 16
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Representative
Jackie Swihart Walorski (R)
Republican / District 02
Primary WWinner
Representative
Susan W. Brooks (R)
Republican / District 05
Primary Winner
Representative
Courtney Tritch (D)
Democrat / District 03
Primary Winner
Representative
Tobi Beck (D)
Democrat / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Dee Thornton (D)
Democrat / District 05
Primary Winner
Representative
Jeannine Lee Lake (D)
Democrat / District 06
Primary Winner
Representative
Liz Watson (D)
Democrat / District 09
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Governor
Gretchen Whitmer (D)
Democrat
Primary Winner
Representative
Rashida Tlaib (D)
Democrat / District 13
Primary Winner
Representative
Brenda L. Lawrence (D)
Democrat / District 14
Primary Winner
Senator
Debbie A. Stabenow (D)
Democrat
Primary Winner
Representative
Cathy Albro (D)
Democrat / District 03
Primary Winner
Representative
Gretchen D. Driskell (D)
Democrat / District 07
Primary Winner
Representative
Elissa Slotkin (D)
Democrat / District 08
Primary Winner
Representative
Candius Stearns (R)
Republican / District 09
Primary Winner
Representative
Kimberly Bizon (D)
Democrat / District 10
Primary Winner
Representative
Haley Stevens (D)
Democrat / District 11
Primary Winner
Representative
Lena Epstein (D)
Democrat / District 11
Primary Winner
Representative
Debbie Dingell (D)
Democrat / District 12
Primary Winner
Representative
Brenda Jones (D)
Democrat / District 13
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Senator
Amy Klobuchar (DFL)
Democratic Farmer Labor Party
Primary Winner
Representative
Angela Craig (DFL)
Democratic Farmer Labor Party / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Betty McCollum (DFL)
Democratic Farmer Labor Party / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Ilhan Omar (DFL)
Democratic Farmer Labor Party / District 05
Primary Winner
Senator
Tina Smith (DFL)
Democratic Farmer Labor Party
Primary Winner
Senator
Sarah Wellington (LMN)
Legal Marijuana Now Party
Primary Winner
Senator
Karin Housley (R)
Republican
Primary Winner
Representative
Susan Pendergast Sindt (LMN)
Legal Marijuana Now Party / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Jennifer L. Zielenski (R)
Republican / District 05
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Representative
Ann L. Wagner (R)
Republican / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Vicky Jo Hartzler (R)
Republican / District 04
Primary Winner
Senator
Claire McCaskill (D)
Democrat
Primary Winner
Representative
Katy Geppert (D)
Democrat / District 03
Primary Winner
Representative
Suzanne Renee Hoagenson (D)
Democrat / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Kathryn Ellis (D)
Democrat / District 08
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Governor
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
Democrat
Lost
Representative
Debra A. Haaland (D)
Democrat / District 01
Primary Winner
Representative
Xochitl Torres Small (D)
Democrat / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Janice Arnold-Jones (R)
Republican / District 01
Primary Winner
Representative
Yvette Herrell (R)
Republican / District 02
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Senator
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D)
Democrat
Primary Winner
Representative
Kathleen M. Rice (D)
Democrat / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Grace Meng (D)
Democrat / District 06
Primary Winner
Representative
Nydia M. Velazquez (D)
Democrat / District 07
Primary Winner
Representative
Yvette D. Clarke (D)
Democrat / District 09
Primary Winner
Representative
Carolyn B. Maloney (D)
Democrat / District 12
Primary Winner
Representative
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)
Democrat / District 14
Primary Winner
Representative
Nita M. Lowey (D)
Democrat / District 17
Primary Winner
Representative
Elise M. Stefanik (R)
Republican / District 21
Primary Winner
Senator
Chele Chiavacci Farley (R)
Republican
Primary Winner
Representative
Liuba Grechen Shirley (D)
Democrat / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Naomi Levin (R)
Republican / District 10
Primary Winner
Representative
Jineea Butler (R)
Republican / District 13
Primary Winner
Representative
Tedra L. Cobb (D)
Democrat / District 21
Primary Winner
Representative
Claudia Tenney (R)
Republican / District 22
Primary Winner
Representative
Tracy Mitrano (D)
Democrat / District 23
Primary Winner
Representative
Dana Balter (D)
Democrat / District 24
Primary Winner
Representative
Renee M. Zeno (R)
Republican / District 26
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Representative
Virginia A. Foxx (R)
Republican / District 05
Primary Winner
Representative
Alma S. Adams (D)
Democrat / District 12
Primary Winner
Representative
Linda D. Coleman (D)
Democrat / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Denise Darcel Adams (D)
Democrat / District 05
Primary Winner
Representative
Kyle Horton (D)
Democrat / District 07
Primary Winner
Representative
Kathy Manning (D)
Democrat / District 13
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Representative
Joyce B. Beatty (D)
Democrat / District 03
Primary Winner
Representative
Marcia L. Fudge (D)
Democrat / District 11
Primary Winner
Representative
Marcy C. Kaptur (D)
Democrat / District 09
Primary Winner
Representative
Jill Schiller (D)
Democrat / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Janet Garrett (D)
Democrat / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Shawna Roberts (D)
Democrat / District 06
Primary Winner
Representative
Vanessa L. Enoch (D)
Democrat / District 08
Primary Winner
Representative
Theresa Gasper (D)
Democrat / District 10
Primary Winner
Representative
Beverly Goldstein (R)
Republican / District 11
Primary Winner
Representative
Betsy Rader (D)
Democrat / District 14
Primary Winner
Representative
Susan Moran Palmer (D)
Democrat / District 16
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Representative
Madeleine Dean (D)
Democrat / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Mary Gay Scanlon (D)
Democrat / District 05
Primary Winner
Representative
Chrissy Houlahan (D)
Democrat / District 06
Primary Winner
Representative
Susan Ellis Wild (D)
Democrat / District 07
Primary Winner
Representative
Pearl Kim (R)
Republican / District 05
Primary Winner
Representative
Jessica King (D)
Democrat / District 11
Primary Winner
Representative
Bibiana Boerio (D)
Democrat / District 14
Primary Winner
Representative
Susan Boser (D)
Democrat / District 15
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Senator
Marsha Blackburn (R)
Republican
Primary Winner
Representative
Renee Hoyos (D)
Democrat / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Danielle Mitchell (D)
Democrat / District 03
Primary Winner
Representative
Mariah N. Phillips (D)
Democrat / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Dawn Barlow (D)
Democrat / District 06
Primary Winner
Representative
Erika Stotts Pearson (D)
Democrat / District 08
Primary Winner
Representative
Charlotte Bergmann (R)
Republican / District 09
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Representative
Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher (D)
Democrat / District 07
Primary Winner
Representative
Kay N. Granger (R)
Republican / District 12
Primary Winner
Representative
Veronica Escobar (D)
Democrat / District 16
Primary Winner
Representative
Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
Democrat / District 18
Primary Winner
Representative
Sylvia R. Garcia (D)
Democrat / District 29
Primary Winner
Representative
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)
Democrat / District 30
Primary Winner
Governor
Lupe Valdez (D)
Democrat
Primary Winner
Representative
Shirley J. McKellar (D)
Democrat / District 01
Primary Winner
Representative
Lorie L. Burch (D)
Democrat / District 03
Primary Winner
Representative
Catherine Krantz (D)
Democrat / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Jana L. Sanchez (D)
Democrat / District 06
Primary Winner
Representative
Jennie Lou Leeder (D)
Democrat / District 11
Primary Winner
Representative
Vanessa M. Adia (D)
Democrat / District 12
Primary Winner
Representative
Adrienne Bell (D)
Democrat / District 14
Primary Winner
Representative
Ava Pate (R)
Republican / District 18
Primary Winner
Representative
Gina Ortiz Jones (D)
Democrat / District 23
Primary Winner
Representative
Jan McDowell (D)
Democrat / District 24
Primary Winner
Representative
Julie K. Oliver (D)
Democrat / District 25
Primary Winner
Representative
Linsey E. Fagan (D)
Democrat / District 26
Primary Winner
Representative
MJ Hegar (D)
Democrat / District 31
Primary Winner
Representative
Dayna Steele (D)
Democrat / District 36
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Representative
Elaine G. Luria (D)
Democrat / District 02
Primary Winner
Representative
Abigail D. Spanberger (D)
Democrat / District 07
Primary Winner
Representative
Jennifer Wexton (D)
Democrat / District 10
Primary Winner
Representative
Vangie Williams (D)
Democrat / District 01
Primary Winner
Representative
Leslie Cockburn (D)
Democrat / District 05
Primary Winner
Representative
Jennifer L. Lewis (D)
Democrat / District 06
Primary Winner
Representative
Barbara J. Comstock (R)
Republican / District 10
2018 midterm election results
Primary Winner
Senator
Maria Cantwell (D)
Democrat
Primary Winner
Representative
Suzan K. DelBene (D)
Democrat / District 01
Primary Winner
Representative
Jaime L. Herrera Beutler (R)
Republican / District 03
Primary Winner
Representative
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)
Republican / District 05
Primary Winner
Representative
Pramila Jayapal (D)
Democrat / District 07
Primary Winner
Representative
Kim Schrier (D)
Democrat / District 08
Primary Winner
Senator
Susan Hutchinson (R)
Republican
Primary Winner
Representative
Carolyn Long (D)
Democrat / District 03
Primary Winner
Representative
Christine C. Brown (D)
Democrat / District 04
Primary Winner
Representative
Lisa Brown (D)
Democrat / District 05
Primary Winner
Representative
Sarah Smith (D)
Democrat / District 09
New York's 2nd Congressional district has long been considered a waste of time for Democrats — that is, until Liuba Grechen Shirley came along.
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Liuba Grechen Shirley may be ready for Congress — but she’s not quite ready for this interview. She opens the door of the pale grey farmhouse in a lilac bathrobe with multiple apologies. “I’m running so behind,” she says, before leading us inside and promptly running for the stairs. “Make yourselves at home. No one is dressed yet, just give me a few minutes — Mom! Can you make breakfast?”
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