2026 Cycle Federal and Statewide Candidates

Emerge is excited to have so many alums on the ballot this cycle running for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and statewide office.

2025 U.S. House Candidates, special election

Amanda Edwards, TX-18 (running for higher office)

 

2025 Statewide Candidates

Abigail Spanberger, Virginia Governor (running for higher office)

 

2026 U.S. Senate Candidates

Annie Andrews, South Carolina

Mallory McMorrow, Michigan (running for higher office)

Pam Stevenson, Kentucky (running for higher office)

 

2026 U.S. House Candidates

Yassamin Ansari, AZ-03 (incumbent)

Becca Balint, VT-AL (incumbent)

Janelle Bynum, OR-05 (incumbent)

Maxine Dexter, OR-03 (incumbent)

Sarah Elfreth, MD-03 (incumbent)

Val Hoyle, OR-04 (incumbent)

Lucy McBath, GA-06 (incumbent)

LaMonica McIver, NJ-10 (incumbent)

Andrea Salinas, OR-06 (incumbent)

Kim Schrier, WA-08 (incumbent)

Lateefah Simon, CA-12 (incumbent)

Melanie Stansbury, NM-01 (incumbent)

Emilia Sykes, OH-13 (incumbent)

Sarah Klimm, PA-11 (first time candidate; would be first trans woman from Pennsylvania elected to Congress)

 

2026 Statewide Candidates

Shenna Bellows, Maine Governor (running for higher office)

Deb Haaland, New Mexico Governor (running for higher office)

Katie Hobbs, Arizona Governor (incumbent)

Eleni Kounalakis, California Governor (running for higher office)

Andrea Campbell, Massachusetts Attorney General (incumbent)

Charity Clark, Vermont Attorney General (incumbent)

Jenna Griswold, Colorado Attorney General

Stephanie Thomas, Connecticut Secretary of the State (incumbent)

Sarah Godlewski, Wisconsin Secretary of State (incumbent)

Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Vermont Secretary of StateĀ  (incumbent)

Malia Cohen, California Controller (incumbent)

Brooke Lierman, Maryland Comptroller (incumbent)

Brianna Titone, Colorado Treasurer (running for higher office)

Diana Dizoglio, Massachusetts Auditor (incumbent)