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…
Preliminary results from 08/02 races in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Washington, and Ohio! 88% of our candidates won this week.
Unopposed Candidates include:
- Andrés Cano, Arizona House of Representatives, District 20
- Ken Cheuvront, Maricopa County Justice of the Peace, AZ
- Darlene Martinez, Maricopa County Constable, AZ
- Kris Mayes, Arizona Attorney General
- Sharice Davids, US House of Representatives, KS-03
- Heather Meyer, Kansas House of Representatives, District 29
- Susan Ruiz, Kansas House of Representatives, District 23
- Brandon Woodard, Kansas House of Representatives District 30
- Jason Morgan, Michigan House of Representatives, District 23
- Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General
- Laurie Pohutsky, Michigan House of Representatives, District 17
- Trevor Youngquist, Eaton County Commission, District 6
- Ashley Bland Manlove, Missouri House of Representatives, District 26
- Nickie Antonio, Ohio State Senate, District 23
- Jim Obergefell, Ohio House of Representatives, District 89
- Sergio C. Flores, Tacoma Municipal Court, Position 3, WA
- Helen Whitener, Washington State Supreme Court
- Mary Yu, Washington State Supreme Court
We are still waiting for results from some races in Washington state as ballots are counted. Stay tuned!
Arizona
Andrés Cano secured one of the two Democratic nominations in the Arizona House of Representatives for District 20.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Andrés Cano | 13,393 | 50.43% |
| Alma Hernandez | 13,165 | 49.57% |
Oscar De Los Santos secured the most votes in his crowded primary to serve in the Arizona House of Representatives for District 11.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Oscar De Los Santos | 6,418 | 27.06% |
| Marcelino Quinonez | 5,281 | 22.27% |
| Naketa Ross | 4,452 | 18.77% |
| Michael Butts | 2,929 | 12.35% |
| Wesley “Wes” Leasy | 2,632 | 11.10% |
| Shams AbdusSamad | 2,006 | 8.46% |
Angel Encinas secured one of the three seats on the Chandler City Council.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Matt Orlando | 27,638 | 27% |
| Jane Poston | 21,149 | 21% |
| Angel Encinas | 19,851 | 20% |
| Darla Gonzalez | 17,897 | 18% |
| Farhana Shifa | 14,437 | 14% |
Michigan
Spotlight candidate Jason Hoskins won his primary to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives for District 18. In this blue district, he is on track to become the first out LGBTQ person of color elected to the Michigan legislature!
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Jason Hoskins | 9,573 | 55.1% |
| Caprice A. Jackson | 7,808 | 44.9% |
Domonique Clemons won his bid for re-election to the Genesee County Commission, representing the 4th district.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Dominique Clemons | 2,245 | 55.21% |
| Kelsie M. Swanson | 1,821 | 44.79% |
Noah Arbit won his primary to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 20.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Noah Arbit | 7,180 | 46.6% |
| Ken Ferguson | 4,785 | 31% |
| James Sklar | 3,448 | 22.4% |
Mike McFall secured the most votes in his crowded primary to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives for District 8.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Mike McFall | 3,615 | 37.8% |
| Durrel Douglas | 2,070 | 21.6% |
| Ernest Little | 1,643 | 17.2% |
| David Soltis | 1,337 | 14% |
| Ryan Nelson | 904 | 9.4% |
Jeremy Moss won his primary to serve in the Michigan State Senate for the 7th District.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Jeremy Moss | 32,006 | 82.94% |
| Ryan Foster | 6,582 | 17.06% |
Trevor Youngquist won his primary to serve on the Eaton County Commission for the 6th District.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| TJ Youngquist | 875 | 99.89% |
| Unassigned Write-ins | 1 | 0.11% |
Missouri
Rep. Ian Mackey won his bid to serve in the Missouri House of Representatives for the 99th District.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Ian Mackey | 3,830 | 81.978% |
| Boris Abadzhyan | 842 | 18.022% |
Washington
Beth Doglio secured the most votes in a crowded primary for Washington House of Representatives for District 22 and will advance to the general election along with another candidate.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Beth Doglio | 10,807 | 52.01% |
| Lorette Byrnes | 4,012 | 19.31% |
| Sans M. Gilmore | 2,370 | 11.41% |
| Maria Siguenza | 2,094 | 10.08% |
| Sarah Leon | 955 | 4.6% |
| Anthony Keen | 517 | 2.49% |
| Write-In | 23 | 0.11% |
State Sen. Emily Randall secured the most votes in her primary to serve in the Washington State Senate for District 26 and will advance to the general election along with another candidate.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Emily Randall | 16,541 | 53.32% |
| Jesse L. Young | 13,215 | 42.6% |
| David Crissman | 1,247 | 4.02% |
| Write-In | 21 | 0.07% |
Waylon Robert’s race has yet to be called. There are over 70,000 more ballots to be counted for his race.
State Sen. Claire Wilson secured the most votes in her primary to serve in the Washington State Senate for District 30 and will advance to the general election along with another candidate.
| Name of Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Claire Wilson | 7,984 | 55.32% |
| Mark W. Christie | 1,271 | 8.81% |
| Linda Kochmar | 5,141 | 35.62% |
| Write-in | 36 | 0.25% |
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