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2026 Election
Competitive contests listed first
(open seat, close margin)
Amish Shah (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Arizona District 1 (Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Chandler)
Member, Arizona House – District 24 (Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe)
physician
amishforarizona.com
2024 election results
David Schweikert (R) 51.9%
Amish Shah (D) 48.1%
2026 primary results:
Amish Shah 39.5%
Marlene Galán-Woods 34.3%
Jonathan Treble 17.7%
Rick McCartney 8.5%
Richard Pan will advance to general election
(open seat)
Richard Pan (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – California District 6 (Sacramento)
State Senator
https://drpanforcongress.com/
Primary results: Richard Pan will advance to general election
Kevin Kiley (Independent) 24.5%
Richard Pan (D) 23.2%
Michael Stansfield (R) 20.1%
Lauren Babb Tomlinson (D) 12.1%
Thien Ho (D) 10.7% https://www.thienhoca.com/
Martha Guerrero (D) 7.7%
Tyler Vandenberg (D) 1.6%
Connie Chan will advance to general election
(open seat)
Connie Chan (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – California District 11
https://www.conniechansf.com/
Primary results: Connie Chan will advance to general election
Scott Wiener (D) 40.7%
Connie Chan (D) 29.7%
Saikat Chakrabarti (D) 17.9%
Marie Hurabiell (D) 4.0%
David Ganezer (R) 3.9%
Jingchao Xiong (R) 1.8%
Gregory Haynes (D) 0.9%
John Buffler (D) 0.4%
Nathan Deer (Independent) 0.3%
Keith Freedman (D) 0.3%
Young Kim will advance to general election
(newly drawn district)
Ms. Young Kim (R)
Member, U.S. House – California District 40
youngkimforcongress.com
2024 election results:
Young Kim (R) 55.3%
Joe Kerr (D) 44.7%
Primary results:
Ken Calvert (R) 35.0%
Young Kim (R) 20.9%
Esther Kim Varet (D) 16.6%
Lisa Ramirez (D) 13.8%
Joe Kerr (D) 8.5%
Claude Keissieh (D) 2.2%
Francis Hoffman (D) 1.5%
Nina Linh (Independent) 1.5%
Derek Tran will advance to general election
(freshman, close margin, district redrawn for 2026)
Derek Tran (D)
Member, U.S. House – California District 45
derektranforcongress.com
2024 election results:
Derek Tran (D) 50.1%
Michelle Steel (R) 49.9%
Primary results:
Derek Tran (D) 52.5%
Chuong Vo (R) 15.7%
Chi Charlie Nguyen (R) 12.0%
Tom Vo (R) 8.9%
Mark Leonard (R) 6.1%
Amy Phan West (R) 4.8%
Chuong Vo will advance to general election
Chuong Vo (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – California District 45
former mayor of Cerritos, CA
https://www.vo4congress.com/
Primary results:
Derek Tran (D) 52.5%
Chuong Vo (R) 15.7%
Chi Charlie Nguyen (R) 12.0%
Tom Vo (R) 8.9%
Mark Leonard (R) 6.1%
Amy Phan West (R) 4.8%
Dave Min will advance to the general election
(freshman, close margin, district redrawn for 2026)
Dave Min (D)
Member, U.S. House – California District 47
(Irvine, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Seal Beach)
former member, California Senate – District 37 (Irvine)
law professor
davemin.com
2024 election results:
Dave Min (D) 51.4%
Scott Baugh (R) 48.6%
Primary results:
Dave Min (D) 45.7%
Jenny Rae Le Roux (R) 24.7%
Hunter Miranda (D) 7.8%
Michael Maxsenti (R) 7.0%
William Brough (R) 6.7%
Christopher Gonzales (R) 5.3%
Eric Troutman (Independent) 1.8%
Derrick Michael Reid (L) 0.6
Jesus Patino (Independent) 0.4
(open seat)
Ms. Pia Dandiya (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Florida District 22
https://piaforcongress.com/
(open seat)
Candidates for U.S. House – Massachusetts District 6
Dan Koh (D)
https://www.kohforcongress.com/
Ms. Tram Nguyen (D)
member of the Massachusetts House – 18th Essex District
https://www.tramforcongress.com/
(open seat)
Eric Chung (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Michigan District 10
https://www.ericchungformichigan.com/
(close margin)
Lily Tang Williams (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – New Hampshire District 2
lilytangwilliams.com
2024 election results:
Maggie Goodlander (D) 52.9%
Lily Williams (R) 47.0%
(freshman, close margin)
Mr. Suhas Subramanyam (D)
Member, U.S. House – Virginia District 10
suhasforvirginia.com
2024 election results:
Suhas Subramanyam (D) 52.1%
Mike Clancy (R) 47.5%
(close margin: in 2024, incumbent won with 52.1%)
Sam Wong (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Virginia District 10
https://www.wongforcongress.com/
(close margin: in 2024, incumbent won with 54%)
Ms. Trinh Ha (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Washington District 8
https://www.trinhhaforcongress.com/
Kimberly Yee (R)
Candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
https://kimberlyyee.com/
Primary results:
Kimberly Yee 53.3%
Tom Horne 46.7%
Ms. Nithya Raman will advance to general election
Candidates for mayor of Los Angeles
Ms. Rae Huang (D)
https://www.raeforla.com/
Ms. Nithya Raman (D)
https://www.nithyaforthecity.com/
Primary results:
Karen Bass 34.3%
Nithya Raman 28.5%
Spencer Pratt 25.8%
Adam Miller 3.6%
Rae Chen Huang 2.9%
Juanita Lopez 1.5%
Andrew Kim 0.8%
Suzy Kim 0.7%
Asaad Alnajjar 0.5%
Bryant Acosta 0.4%
John Logsdon 0.4%
Tish Hyman 0.2%
Andrej A. Selivra 0.1%
Nelson Cheng 0.1%
(top 2 advance to general election)
Paul Seo will advance to general election
(open seat)
Candidate for California State Assembly – District 66
Paul Seo (D)
https://www.paulseo.com/
Primary results:
Paul Seo (D) 26.6%
Sara Deen (D) 24.6%
Jessica Maldonado (R) 21.9%
George Barks (R) 15.9%
Scott Houston (D) 5.5%
Shannon Ruiz-Ross (D) 5.4%
(top 2 advance to general election)
(open seat)
Bentley Hudgins (D)
Candidate for Georgia House – District 90
https://bentleyforus.com/
(Japanese American)
Primary results:
Bentley Hudgins 66.0%
Leisa Stafford 34.0%
(close margin in 2024)
Michelle Kang (D)
Candidate for Georgia House – District 99
https://michellekangforga.com/
2024 results:
Matt Reeves (R) 51.1%
Michelle Kang (D) 48.9%
2026 Primary results:
Michelle Kang 71.5%
Shelly Abraham 28.5%
(close contest in 2024)
Farooq Mughal (D)
Candidate for Georgia House – District 105
https://www.mughalforgeorgia.com/
(open seat)
Rahim Asani (D)
Candidate for Georgia House – District 108
https://www.rahimforgeorgia.com/
Primary results:
Rahim Asani 53.0%
Joshua Pressley 47.0%
(opponent appointed in 2025)
Ms. Nabeela Syed (D)
Candidate for Illinois State Senate – District 26
member of the Illinois House – District 51
https://www.nabeelasyed.com/
(open seat)
Justin Kumar (R)
Candidate for Illinois House – District 12
https://kumarforil12.com/
(open seat)
Mr. Terry Le (R)
Candidate for Illinois House – District 13
https://www.facebook.com/people/Terry-Nguyen-Le-for-Illinois-House/61561944351956/
https://terryleforillinois.com/
(open seat)
Mark S. Chang (D)
Candidate for Maryland State Senate – District 32
member of the Maryland House – District 32
https://www.markformaryland.com/
Primary results:
Mark S. Chang 64.3%
Stephen Tillett 35.7%
(close margin: in 2022, won with 26.4% over 26.3% of next candidate)
Chao Wu (D)
member of the Maryland House – District 9A
https://chaowu.org/
(open seat)
Chester Tam (R)
Candidate for Massachusetts House – 9th Bristol District
https://chestermtam.com/
(open seat)
Rakesh Ramakrishnan (D)
Candidate for Michigan State Senate – District 7
https://voterakesh.com/
(open seat)
Margarette Gupta (D)
Candidate for Michigan State Senate – District 23
(close margin: won with 50.8% in 2024)
Ms. Mai Xiong (D)
member of the Michigan House – District 13
https://www.voteformai.com/
(open seat)
Lily Cheng-Schulting (D)
Candidate for Michigan House – District 80
https://lily4mi.com/
(close margin: won with 53.6% in 2024)
Duy Nguyen (D)
member of Nevada State Assembly – District 8
https://www.instagram.com/duyfornv/
Primary results:
Duy Nguyen 82.3%
Paul John Cook Sr. 17.7%
(close margin: won with 53.3% in 2024)
Ms. Hanadi Nadeem (D)
member of Nevada State Assembly – District 34
https://hanadinadeem.com/
Primary results:
Hanadi Nadeem 61.1%
Shaun Navarro 38.9%
(in 2022, won with 52%, in 2024 unopposed)
Lester Chang (R)
member of the New York State Assembly – District 49
https://lesterchang.com/
(open seat)
Helen Qiu (R)
Candidate for New York State Assembly – District 65
https://x.com/Helen4NY
(Open seat)
Vivek Ramaswamy (R)
Candidate, governor of Ohio
https://vivekforohio.com/
Primary results:
Vivek Ramaswamy 82.1%
Casey Putsch 17.9%
(open seat)
Vik Sandhu (R)
Candidate for Ohio House – District 35
https://www.sandhuforohio.com/
(Open seat)
Cyndi Munson (D)
Candidate, governor of Oklahoma
member, Oklahoma House of Representatives – District 85
https://www.cyndimunson.com/
(open seat)
Ms. Pooja Sethi (D)
Candidate for Texas House – District 47
https://www.poojafortexas.com/
(close margin: in 2024 won with 53.9%)
Angie Chen Button (R)
member of the Texas House – District 112
https://www.angiebutton.com/
(open seat)
Francesca Hong (D)
Candidate for Governor of Wisconsin
https://francescahong.com/
2026 Election
Federal contests
Janak Joshi, M.D. (R)
Candidate for U.S. Senate – Colorado
Former member, Colorado House – District 16
https://janakjoshiforcolorado.com/
Primary: June 30, 2026
Eugene Yu (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Georgia District 1
https://yuforyou.org/
Primary results:
James Kingston 52.4%
Patrick Farrell 17.2%
Kandiss Taylor 12.6%
Brian Montgomery 10.0%
Eugene Yu 4.4%
Krista Penn 3.4%
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
Candidate for U.S. Senate – Illinois
member, U.S. House – Illinois District 8 (Chicago suburbs)
businessman, attorney
https://rajaforil.com/
Primary results:
Juliana Stratton 40.0%
Raja Krishnamoorthi 33.2%
Robin Kelly 18.2%
Kevin Ryan 4.9%
six other candidates less than 1% each
(no runoff)
J.D. Kumar (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Maryland District 8
https://www.votejdk.com/
Shiva Ayyadurai (independent)
Candidate for U.S. Senate – Massachusetts
https://shiva4senate.com/
Bert Mizusawa (R)
Candidate for U.S. Senate – Virginia
https://bertforsenate.com/
(open seat)
Amish Shah (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Arizona District 1 (Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Chandler)
Member, Arizona House – District 24 (Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe)
physician
amishforarizona.com
2024 election results:
David Schweikert (R) 51.9%
Amish Shah (D) 48.1%
2026 primary results:
Amish Shah 39.5%
Marlene Galán-Woods 34.3%
Jonathan Treble 17.7%
Rick McCartney 8.5%
Yen Bailey (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Florida District 2
www.yenbaileyforcongress.com
(Vietnamese American)
(open seat)
Ms. Pia Dandiya (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Florida District 22
https://piaforcongress.com/
Jill Tokuda (D)
Member, U.S. House – Hawai’i District 2
www.tokudaforhawaii.com
2024 election results:
Jill Tokuda (D) 66.5%
Steven Bond (R) 30.2%
Aaron Toman (L) 1.8%
Randall Meyer (Nonpartisan) 1.6%
(open seat)
Candidates for U.S. House – Illinois District 9
Mr. Hoan Huynh (D)
Member, Illinois House – District 13 (north Chicago)
https://www.hoanfor9.com/
Primary results:
Daniel K. Biss 29.5%
Kat Abughazaleh 25.9%
Laura Fine 20.2%
Mike Simmons 7.3%
Phil Andrew 6.2%
Bushra Amiwala 5.1%
Hoan Huynh 1.7%
Patricia Brown 1.3%
two others received less than 1% each
Mark Su (R)
https://site.marksuforcongress.com/
Primary results:
John Elleson 48.5%
Paul Friedman 33.5%
Rocio Cleveland 9.2%
Mark Su 8.7%
Charlie Kim (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Illinois District 11
charlieincongress.us
Primary results:
Jeffrey Walter 42.6%
Mike Pierce 38.9%
Charlie Kim 12.9%
Tedora Brown 5.7%
(close margin)
Mr. Lanon Baccam (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Iowa District 3
lanonbaccam.com
(Laotian)
2024 election results:
Zach Nunn (R) 51.8%
Lanon Baccam (D) 47.9%
(open seat)
Candidates for U.S. House – Massachusetts District 6
Dan Koh (D)
https://www.kohforcongress.com/
Ms. Tram Nguyen (D)
member of the Massachusetts House – 18th Essex District
https://www.tramforcongress.com/
Eric Chung (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Michigan District 10
https://www.ericchungformichigan.com/
Paul Xiong (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Minnesota District 4
https://www.paulxiongforcongress.com/
Julie Le (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Minnesota District 5
https://julietle4congress.com/
(close margin)
Lily Tang Williams (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – New Hampshire District 2
lilytangwilliams.com
2024 election results:
Maggie Goodlander (D) 52.9%
Lily Williams (R) 47.0%
Ms. Chandiha Gajapathy (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – New Jersey District 5
https://sandygajapathy2026.com/
John Hsu (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – New Jersey District 6
https://www.johnhsuforcongress.com/
Tina Shah, M.D. (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – New Jersey District 7
https://www.drtinashahforcongress.com/
Primary result:
Rebecca Bennett 46.4%
Tina Shah 19.8%
Brian Varela 18.2%
Michael Roth 15.6%
Mussab Ali (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – New Jersey District 8
https://www.alifornj.com/
Primary result:
Robert Menendez Jr. 69.8%
Mussab Ali 30.2%
(open seat)
Candidates for U.S. House – New Jersey District 12
Sujit Singh (D)
https://sujitsinghforcongress.com/
Jay Vaingankar (D)
https://www.jayvaingankar.com/
Samuel Wang (D)
https://www.samfornj.org/
Primary results:
Adam Hamawy 27.2%
Brad Cohen 16.5%
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson 9.6%
Samuel Wang 9.2%
Susan Altman 8.1%
Shanel Robinson 7.9%
Squire Servance 5.2%
Adrian Mapp 4.8%
Sujit Singh 3.9%
Jay Vaingankar 3.0%
Grace Meng (D)
Member, U.S. House – New York District 6 (Queens)
GraceforNewYork.com
2024 election results:
Grace Meng (D) 60.5%
Thomas Zmich (R) 37.5%
Joseph Chou (Truth Party) 1.6%
Candidates for U.S. House – New York District 6
Joseph Chou (R)
https://josephforny.com/
Charles Park (D)
https://chuckforqueens.com/
Yan Xiong (D)
https://yanxiongforcongress2026.com/
(open seat)
Candidates for U.S. House – New York District 7
Vichal Kumar (D)
https://www.kumar4ny.com/
Julie Won (D)
https://www.juliewon.com/
Primary results:
Claire Valdez 55.9%
Antonio Reynoso 35.9%
Julie Won 6.4%
Vichal Kumar 1.7%
(open seat)
Chris Diep (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – New York District 12
https://www.chrisdiep.com/
Primary results:
Micah Lasher 39.1%
Alex Bores 35.0%
Jack Schlossberg 10.8%
Nina Schwalbe 7.1%
George Conway 6.1%
Laura Dunn 1.3%
Patrick Timmins 0.3%
Christopher Diep 0.2%
Sid Sharma (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – North Carolina District 13
https://www.sharmaforcongress.com/
Primary results:
Brad Knott 89.9%
Sid Sharma 10.1%
Neil Patel (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Ohio District 13
https://www.neilforohio.com/
Primary results:
Carey Coleman 47.8%
Kevin Siembida 18.4%
Margaret Briem 16.9%
Neil Patel 14.3%
Sanjin Drakovac 2.5%
(open seat)
Nick Tran (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Texas District 8
https://nicktranfortexas.com/
Primary results:
Jessica Steinmann 69.0%
Brett Jensen 13.0%
Nick Tran 11.9%
Stephen Long 2.9%
Jay Fondren 1.9%
Deddrick Wilmer 1.3%
Salaam Bhatti (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Virginia District 1
https://salaamforva.com/
Bobby Cortez Scott (D)
U.S. House – Virginia District 3 (Franklin, Newport News, and Portsmouth)
bobbyscottforcongress.com
first elected in 1992
(maternal grandfather Filipino, member of Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus)
2024 election results:
Robert C. Scott (D) 70.0%
John Sitka III (R) 29.8%
Mr. Heerak Christian Kim (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Virginia district 8
https://www.heerak4congress.com/
(freshman, close margin)
Mr. Suhas Subramanyam (D)
Member, U.S. House – Virginia District 10
www.suhasforvirginia.com
2024 election results:
Suhas Subramanyam (D) 52.1%
Mike Clancy (R) 47.5%
Sam Wong (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Virginia District 10
https://www.wongforcongress.com/
Mr. Bajun Mavalwalla (D)
Candidate for U.S. House – Washington District 5
https://www.votebajun.com/
Ms. Pramila Jayapal (D)
U.S. House – Washington District 7 (Seattle, Vashon Island, Edmonds, Shoreline, Kenmore)
https://www.pramilaforcongress.com/
2024 election results:
Pramila Jayapal (D) 83.9%
Dan Alexander (R) 15.8%
Nirav Sheth (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Washington District 7
https://shethforcongress.com/
(in 2024, incumbent won with 54%)
Ms. Trinh Ha (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Washington District 8
https://www.trinhhaforcongress.com/
Candidates for U.S. House – Washington District 9
Melissa Chaudhry (D)
https://www.votemelissa4congress.com/
Ms. Kshama Sawant (Independent)
https://www.kshamasawant.org/
Marilyn Strickland (D)
U.S. House – Washington District 10 (Thurston, Pierce, and Mason counties)
stricklandforwashington.com
(mother Korean, member of Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus)
2024 election results:
Marilyn Strickland (D) 58.5%
Don Hewett (R) 41.2%
Ms. Purnima Nath (R)
Candidate for U.S. House – Wisconsin District 4
https://nathpurnima.com/
State contests
Kimberly Yee (R)
Candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
https://kimberlyyee.com/
Primary results:
Kimberly Yee 53.3%
Tom Horne 46.7%
California Contests
William Tong (D)
Attorney General of Connecticut
https://www.williamtong.com/
Aizaz Shaikh (R)
Candidate for Georgia State Senate – District 7
https://aizaz4senate.org/
Michelle Au (D)
member of the Georgia House – District 50
https://auforga.com/
Ms. Azure Duan (R)
Candidate for Georgia House – District 50
https://www.azureduan.com/
Long Tran (D)
member of the Georgia House – District 80
https://longtran.com/
(open seat)
Bentley Hudgins (D)
Candidate for Georgia House – District 90
https://bentleyforus.com/
(Japanese American)
Jyot Singh (D)
Candidate for Georgia House – District 97
https://www.singhforga.com/
(unopposed)
Marvin Lim (D)
member of the Georgia House – District 98
https://www.marvinlimforga.com/
(close margin in 2024)
Michelle Kang (D)
Candidate for Georgia House – District 99
https://michellekangforga.com/
2024 results:
Matt Reeves (R) 51.1%
Michelle Kang (D) 48.9%
Ms. Soo Hong (R)
member of the Georgia House – District 103
https://www.hongforgeorgia.com/
(close contest in 2024)
Farooq Mughal (D)
Candidate for Georgia House – District 105
https://www.mughalforgeorgia.com/
(unopposed)
Akbar Ali (D)
member of the Georgia House – District 106
https://www.forakbarali.com/
Samuel Park (D)
member of the Georgia House – District 107
https://www.samforgeorgia.com/
(open seat)
Rahim Asani (D)
Candidate for Georgia House – District 108
https://www.rahimforgeorgia.com/
Ram Villivalam (D)
member of Illinois State Senate – District 8
https://www.ramforsenate.com/
Ms. Nabeela Syed (D)
Candidate for Illinois State Senate – District 26
member of the Illinois House – District 51
https://www.nabeelasyed.com/
(open seat)
Justin Kumar (R)
Candidate for Illinois House – District 12
https://kumarforil12.com/
Karim Lakhani (D)
Candidate for Illinois House – District 12
Primary results:
Paul Kendrick 47.8%
Litcy Kurisinkal 23.3%
Karim Lakhani 16.6%
Mac LeBuhn 12.3%
(open seat)
Mr. Terry Le (R)
Candidate for Illinois House – District 13
https://www.facebook.com/people/Terry-Nguyen-Le-for-Illinois-House/61561944351956/
https://terryleforillinois.com/
Sunjay Kumar (D)
Candidate for Illinois House – District 13
https://www.sunjayforillinois.com/
Primary results:
Demi Palecek 41.9%
James O’Brien 27.7%
Sunjay Kumar 13.6%
Adam Braun 10.9%
Ridge Knapp 5.9%
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D)
member of the Illinois House – District 17
https://www.jenggforrep.com/
Eric Su (R)
Candidate for Illinois House – District 21
https://www.teamericsu.com/
(unopposed)
Theresa Mah (D)
member of the Illinois House – District 24
https://www.theresamah.com/
Janet Yang Rohr (D)
member of the Illinois House – District 41
https://www.janetforillinois.com/
Ajay Gupta (R)
Candidate for Illinois House – District 41
https://ajayforilhouse41.com/
Erin Chan Ding (D)
Candidate for Illinois House – District 52
Primary results:
Maria Peterson 64.7%
Erin Chan Ding 35.3%
(unopposed)
Sharon Chung (D)
member of the Illinois House – District 91
https://www.chungforillinois.com/
Nirav Shah (D)
Candidate for governor of Maine
https://shahformaine.com/
Primary results:
Hannah Pingree 56.2%
Nirav Shah 43.8%
(unopposed)
Clarence Lam (D)
member of the Maryland State Senate – District 12
https://www.clarencelam.com/
Ms. Raaheela Ahmed (D)
Candidate for Maryland State Senate – District 23
https://www.raaheela.com/index.html
Primary results:
Ron Watson 55.7%
Raaheela Ahmed 44.3%
(open seat)
Mark S. Chang (D)
Candidate for Maryland State Senate – District 32
member of the Maryland House – District 32
https://www.markformaryland.com/
Primary results:
Mark S. Chang 64.3%
Stephen Tillett 35.7%
Raj Goel (R)
Candidate for Maryland State Senate – District 34
https://electgoel.com/
(no Republican opponent)
Amar Mukunda (D)
Candidate for Maryland State Senate – District 39
https://mukundaformaryland.com/
Primary results:
Amar Mukunda 48.6%
Nancy King 36.1%
Destiny Drake West 15.2%
Harry Bhandari (D)
member of the Maryland House – District 8
https://www.facebook.com/StateDelegateBhandari/
Primary results:
Harry Bhandari 25.8%
Kim Ross 25.4%
Nick Allen 23.2%
Marsha Briley-Savage 16.1%
Kumasi Barnett 9.5%
(3 officials represent this district)
(close margin: in 2022, won with 26.4% over 26.3% of next candidate)
Chao Wu (D)
member of the Maryland House – District 9A
https://chaowu.org/
Jay Jalisi (D)
Candidate for Maryland House – District 10
https://www.friendsofdrjay.com/
Lily Qi (D)
member of the Maryland House – District 15
https://www.lilyqi.com/
Primary results:
Lily Qi 31.1%
Linda Foley 30.6%
David Fraser-Hidalgo 28.2%
Asher Beckwitt 10.1%
(3 officials represent this district)
Peter Chan (R)
Candidate for Maryland House – District 15
Sunil Dasgupta (D)
Candidate for Maryland House – District 19
https://votesunil.com/
Primary results:
Charlotte Crutchfield 25.69%
Vaughn Stewart 22.88%
Christa Tichy 13.46%
Sebastian Johnson 12.49%
Alec Stone 9.78%
Sunil Dasgupta 9.39%
Gabriel Sorrel 6.30%
(unopposed)
David Moon (D)
member of the Maryland House – District 20
https://davidmoon.us/
Ms. Kris Valderrama (D)
member of the Maryland House – District 26
https://krisvalderrama.com/
Primary results:
Jamila Woods 28.3%
Veronica Turner 27.3%
Kris Valderrama 23.3%
Dani Moore-King 12.5%
Reginald Martin 8.7%
(3 officials represent this district)
Robert Wu (D)
Candidate for Maryland House – District 39
https://voterobwu.com/
Primary results:
Lesley J. Lopez 25.88%
Gabriel Acevero 24.09%
Greg Wims 22.39%
Robert T. Wu 19.17%
George Lluberes 8.47%
Ms. Persis Yu (D)
Candidate for Massachusetts State Senate – Norfolk and Suffolk District
https://www.electpersis.com/
(open seat)
Chester Tam (R)
Candidate for Massachusetts House – 9th Bristol District
https://chestermtam.com/
Barur Rajeshkumar (D)
Candidate for Massachusetts House – 14th Worcester District
https://www.rajforstaterep.com/
(open seat)
Rakesh Ramakrishnan (D)
Candidate for Michigan State Senate – District 7
https://voterakesh.com/
(open seat)
Margarette Gupta (D)
Candidate for Michigan State Senate – District 23
Ms. Seema Ahmad (D)
Candidate for Michigan House – District 7
https://sites.google.com/view/finalvoteseemacom/home
(close margin: won with 50.8% in 2024)
Ms. Mai Xiong (D)
member of the Michigan House – District 13
https://www.voteformai.com/
Minhaj Chowdhury (D)
Candidate for Michigan House – District 14
Ranjeev Puri (D)
member of the Michigan House – District 24
https://www.voteranjeev.com/
Rich Li (D)
Candidate for Michigan House – District 29
https://www.facebook.com/CD5Dems2023/photos/rich-li-for-mi-house-29/896543560077242/
(open seat)
Lily Cheng-Schulting (D)
Candidate for Michigan House – District 80
https://lily4mi.com/
(open seat)
Po Vang (D)
Candidate for Governor of Minnesota
https://povang4governor.com/
Susan Pha (D)
member of the Minnesota State Senate – District 38
https://susanphaforsenate.com/
Foung Hawj (D)
member of the Minnesota State Senate – District 67
https://www.founghawj.com/
Xp (Xiongpao) Lee (D)
member of the Minnesota House – District 34B
https://www.xpleeformnhouse.com/
Samantha Vang (D)
member of the Minnesota House – District 38B
https://www.samanthavang.org/
Allen Shen (R)
Candidate for Minnesota House – District 40B
https://www.facebook.com/people/Allen-Shen-for-State-House/100080164073764/
(no Republican opponent)
Ethan Cha (D)
member of the Minnesota House – District 47B
https://www.facebook.com/people/Ethan-Cha-for-MN-House-47b-Woodbury/100084956340827/
(no Republican opponent)
Fue Lee (D)
member of the Minnesota House – District 59A
https://www.fuelee.org/
Liz Lee (D)
member of the Minnesota House – District 67A
https://www.facebook.com/lizleeMN67A/
(no Republican opponent)
Jay Xiong (D)
member of the Minnesota House – District 67B
https://jayxiong.org/
Mike Kung (D)
Candidate for Nevada State Assembly – District 2
https://www.mkungfornevada.com/
Primary results:
Kamilah Bywaters 58.6%
Mike Kung 41.4%
(close margin: won with 53.6% in 2024)
Duy Nguyen (D)
member of Nevada State Assembly – District 8
https://www.instagram.com/duyfornv/
(unopposed)
Erica Mosca (D)
member of the Nevada State Assembly – District 14
https://www.ericamosca.com/
(Filipino)
(close margin: won with 53.3% in 2024)
Ms. Hanadi Nadeem (D)
member of Nevada State Assembly – District 34
https://hanadinadeem.com/
New York
Jay Chaudhuri (D)
member of the North Carolina State Senate – District 15
https://www.jayfornc.com/
Mr. Mujtaba Mohammed (D)
member of the North Carolina State Senate -District 38
https://mohammednc.com/
unopposed
Ms. Ya Liu (D)
member of the North Carolina House of Representatives – District 21
https://www.facebook.com/YaLiu4NC/
(Open seat)
Vivek Ramaswamy (R)
Candidate, governor of Ohio
https://vivekforohio.com/
Primary results:
Vivek Ramaswamy 82.1%
Casey Putsch 17.9%
(open seat)
Vik Sandhu (R)
Candidate for Ohio House – District 35
https://www.sandhuforohio.com/
(Open seat)
Cyndi Munson (D)
member, Oklahoma House of Representatives – District 85
Candidate, governor of Oklahoma
https://www.cyndimunson.com/
John Chee (R)
Candidate for Oregon State Senate – District 17
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580581700832&sk=photos
Mari Watanabe (D)
member of the Oregon House – District 34
https://www.mariwatanabe.com/
Hai Pham (D)
member of the Oregon House – District 36
https://haifororegon.com/
(unopposed)
Daniel Nguyen (D)
member of the Oregon House – District 38
https://www.danielfororegon.com/
Ms. Thuy Tran (D)
member of the Oregon House – District 45
https://www.tranfororegon.com/
Ms. Andie Ho (D)
Candidate for Texas House – District 12
https://www.andiefortexas.com/
(open seat)
Ms. Pooja Sethi (D)
Candidate for Texas House – District 47
https://www.poojafortexas.com/
Anthony Gupta (R)
Candidate for Texas House – District 48
Mr. Sandeep Srivastava (D)
Candidate for Texas House – District 66
https://www.facebook.com/sandeepfortexas/
Salman Bhojani (D)
member of the Texas House – District 92
https://www.bhojanifortexas.com/
(close margin)
Angie Chen Button (R)
member of the Texas House – District 112
https://www.angiebutton.com/
Gene Wu (D)
member of the Texas House – District 137
https://www.genefortexas.com/
Helen Zhou (R)
Candidate for Texas House – District 137
https://helenforstaterep.com/
Hubert Vo (D)
member of the Texas House – District 149
https://hubertvo.com/
Runoff results:
Darlene Breaux 60.7%
Hubert Vo 39.3%
(unopposed)
Manka Dhingra (D)
member, Washington State Senate – District 45
https://electmanka.com/
(unopposed)
Vandana Slatter (D)
member, Washington State Senate – District 48
https://vandanaslatter.com/
(open seat)
Francesca Hong (D)
Candidate for Governor of Wisconsin
https://francescahong.com/
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