This August, LGBTQ Victory Fund is supporting over 80 LGBTQ candidates in competitive primaries on the campaign trail! Check out how many of our candidates have won so far…
We are thrilled to announce that 100 percent of our candidates won on 08/09! Game Changers Becca Balint and Erick Russell and Spotlight candidates Leigh Finke and Erin Maye Quade were among these exciting wins.
Erick Russell
Connecticut State Treasurer
Erick Russell secured the Democratic nomination for Connecticut State Treasurer in a landslide!
Becca Balint
U.S. House of Representatives
In another landslide, Becca Balint secured the Democratic nomination for US House of Representatives representing Vermont’s At-Large seat. She is on track to become the first woman ever elected to the US House from Vermont.
Leigh Finke
Minnesota House of Representatives
Spotlight candidate Leigh Finke also won her election by a landslide, winning her Democratic primary to represent District 66A in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In a solid blue district, she is on track to make history as the first out transgender lawmaker in the Minnesota legislature!
Erin Maye Quade
Minnesota State Senate
Spotlight candidate Erin Maye-Quade continued the landslide streak by winning her Democratic primary to represent District 56 in the Minnesota State Senate, overcoming her DFL-endorsed opponent. If she is elected, she will make history as one of the first Black women and out LGBTQ women elected to the Minnesota State Senate!
More candidate victories…
Alicia Kozlowski won the Democratic nomination to represent District 8B in the Minnesota House of Representatives. They are on track to become one of the first out LGBTQ Latinx people elected to the Minnesota legislature!
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Alicia Kozlowski | 3,616 | 56.2% |
| Arik Forsman | 2,817 | 43.8% |
Mary Moriarty advanced from the nonpartisan primary to the general election for Hennepin County Attorney. If she wins in November, she will be the first out LGBTQ County Attorney in Minnesota history – in the largest county in the state!
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Paul Ostrow | 14,500 | 8.46% |
| Mary Moriarty | 62,336 | 36.36% |
| Saraswati Singh | 12,280 | 7.16% |
| Martha Holton Dimick | 30,668 | 17.89% |
| Jarvis Jones | 5,586 | 3.26% |
| Ryan Winkler | 27,924 | 16.29% |
| Tad Jude | 18,142 | 10.58% |
Rep. Brian Cina advanced from the primary to retain his seat in the Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-15.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Brian Cina | 834 | 36.51% |
| Troy Headrick | 680 | 29.77% |
| Write-Ins | 17 | 0.74% |
Rep. Taylor Small advanced from the primary to retain her seat in the Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-21.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Taylor Small | 1,011 | 53.02% |
| Daisy Barbeco | 883 | 46.3% |
| Write-Ins | 13 | 0.68% |
Unopposed Candidates
- State Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan, Connecticut House of Representatives, District 2
- Jeffrey Litke, Connecticut House of Representatives, District 70
- US Rep. Angie Craig, US House of Representatives, MN-02
- State Senator Scott Dibble, Minnesota State Senate, District 61
- State Rep. Jess Hanson, Minnesota House of Representatives, District 55A
- State Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden 6-2
- Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer
- US Rep. Mark Pocan, US House of Representatives, WI-02
- Kristin Alfheim, Wisconsin State Senate, District 19
- State Senator Tim Carpenter, Wisconsin State Senate, District 3
- State Rep. Greta Neubauer, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 66
- State Rep. Lee Snodgrass, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 57
- State Senator Mark Spreitzer, Wisconsin State Senate, District 15
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More information about all of Victory Fund’s endorsed candidates is available at victoryfund.org/ourcandidates. Since 1991, Victory Fund has helped thousands of out LGBTQ+ candidates win local, state and federal elections.
