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List of candidates who ran in U.S. Congress elections, 2014
This page contains a list of all candidates who ran in the 2014 Congressional elections.
The individual state tabs below contain names of candidates who ran for U.S. Congress in 2014. The names are broken out by state, chamber and party.
Candidate names were added through 2013-2014, with most names appearing as signature filing deadlines elapsed.
States
Alabama
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Alaska
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Arizona
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Arkansas
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
California
U.S. House
Democratic
- Paul Coyne, Jr.
- Danny Tillman (California)
- Eloise Gomez Reyes
- Lee Rogers
- Venice Gamble
- John Hernandez
- Scott Peters
- Maxine Waters
- Julia Brownley
- Lois Capps
- Sam Farr
- Mike Thompson (California)
- Barbara Lee (California)
- Jim Costa
- Ellen Corbett
- Dave Peiser
- Chris Marquez
- Wendy Greuel
- Matt Miller (California)
- Evan Thomas
- Barbara Mulvaney
- James Kimber
- Dan Levine
- Heidi Hall
- Mervin Evans
- Odessia Lee
- Tony Daysog
- Marc Litchman
- David Kanuth
- Drew Leavens
- Ehab Atalla
- Sue Savary
- Zein Obagi
- Bob Conaway
- Vince Flaherty
- Loretta Sanchez
- Cheryl Sudduth
- David Sanchez (California)
- Anthony Vieyra
- Ki Ingersol
- Job Melton
- Suzanna Aguilera-Marrero
- Sandra Marshall
- Kristie Holmes
- Michael Shapiro
- Christina Gagnier
- Scott Heydenfeldt
- Veronica Franco
- Noboru Isagawa
- David Burns (California)
- Robert Murray (California)
- Justin Jelincic
- Peter Anderson (California)
- Raul Garcia (California)
- Linda Sánchez
- Marianne Williamson
- Andy Caffrey
- Boyd Roberts
- Derrick Ferree
- Kris Johnson
- Karl Siganporia
- Patrick Kilpatrick
- Jorge Puentes
- James Graf (California)
- Johnny Moore
- Amanda Renteria
- Michael Steger
Republican
- Brian Nestande
- Steve Adams
- Carl DeMaio
- Dan Logue
- Kirk Jorgensen
- Doug Ose
- Igor Birman
- Greg Raths
- Darrell Issa
- Edward Royce
- Jeff Gorell
- Chris Mitchum
- Dale Francisco
- Vanila Singh
- Alexis Stuart
- Elan Carr
- Joel Marchese
- Lesli Gooch
- Fred Simon Jr.
- Joseph McCray, Sr.
- John Dennis (California)
- John Cullum
- Mark Reed (California)
- Doug Van Raam
- Paul Hannosh
- Steve Colangelo
- Karen Mathews Davis
- Tue Phan-Quang
- Steve Crass
- Mel Levey
- Troy Castagna
- Pablo Kleinman
- Adam Nick
- Carlos Vazquez (California congressional candidate)
- Wendy Leece
- Jim Stieringer
- Wayne True
- Larry Wilske
- Hugh Bussell
- Joel Vanlandingham
- Ray Haynes
- Art Moore
- Lily Gilani
- Elizabeth Emken
- Benjamin Campos
- Dakin Sundeen
- John Edwards (California)
- John Catano
- Bradley Allen
- William Leader
- Kevin Mottus
- Adam King (California)
- Yvonne Girard
- Bruce Anderson (California)
- Oscar Alejandro Braun
- John Wood (California)
- Stephen Meade
- Robin Chew
- Art Alas
- Dana Rohrabacher
- Joanna Garcia Rose
- Curtis Davies
- Pat Maciariello
- Patrick Kilpatrick
- Vinesh Singh Rathore
- Rodney Lee Conover
- Stewart Cilley
- Wilson Farrar
- Tony Strickland
- John Moorlach
- Michael Steger
Third Party
Colorado
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Connecticut
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Delaware
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Florida
U.S. House
Democratic
- Jean Enright
- April Freeman
- Alan Cohn
- Will Bronson
- Michael Patrick McKenna
- Alcee Hastings
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Kathy Castor
- Lois Frankel
- Ted Deutch
- Alex Sink
- David Cox (Florida)
- Gabriel Rothblatt
- Shayan Modarres
- Emmanuel Morel
- Wesley Neuman
- Nicholas Ruiz
- Bill Ferree
- James Bryan (Florida)
- Donald Warren Hackett, Jr.
- Henry Lawrence
- Marihelen Wheeler
- W. Michael Trout
- Al Krulick
- Jameel McCline
- Michael Etienne
- Christopher Duncan, Jr.
- Corinna Robinson
- Armando Valdez
Republican
- Alan Schlesinger
- John Krause
- Ed MacDougall
- Carl Domino
- Mario Diaz-Balart
- Ted Yoho
- Calvin Turnquest
- Nick Zoller
- Jay Bonner
- Ander Crenshaw
- Bill Posey
- Dennis Ross
- Gus Bilirakis
- Ron DeSantis
- Steve Southerland (Florida)
- Thomas Rooney (Florida)
- Vern Buchanan
- Larry Crow
- Kathleen Peters
- David Smith (Florida)
- Peter Vivaldi
- Carol Platt
- Jorge Bonilla Jr.
- Andrea Leigh McGee
- Mike Giallombardo
- Jeremy Rodgers
- Paige Kreegel
- John-Michael Fleig
- Frederick Thomson
- Nick Wukoson
- Lizbeth Benacquisto
- David William Wagie
- Brian Lara
- Michael Dreikorn
- Ryman Shoaf
- Jake Rush
- Don Oehlrich
- Kelly Shirley
- Paul Spain
- Erin Magee
- Beverly Hires
- Raymond Schamis
- Juan Garcia (Florida)
- Joe Martinez (Florida)
- Lorenzo Palomares Starbuck
- Dufirstson Julio Neree
- David Rivera (Florida)
- Gary Stein
- Armando Valdez
- Ellen Andel
Third Party
Georgia
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
- Jody Hice
- Bob Barr
- Edward Lindsey
- Barry Loudermilk
- Earl "Buddy" Carter
- Mike Collins (Georgia)
- Larry Mrozinski
- Donna Sheldon
- Gary Gerrard
- Brian Slowinski
- Rob Woodall
- Stephen Simpson
- John McCallum (Georgia)
- Ken Herron
- Mitchell Swan
- Delvis Dutton
- Vivian Childs
- Earl Martin
- Jeff Chapman
- John Stone (Georgia)
- Bernie Fontaine
- Bob Johnson (Georgia)
- Darwin Carter
Third Party
Hawaii
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Idaho
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Illinois
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
- Ian Bayne
- Chris Balkema
- Darlene Senger
- Bobby Schilling
- Manju Goel
- David Hale (Illinois)
- Lawrence Kaifesh
- Adam Kinzinger
- Michael Firsching
- Sharon Brannigan
- Bert Miller
- Robert Bumpers
- Darrel Miller
- Hector Concepcion
- Eric Wallace
- David Earl Williams III (Illinois police district council candidate)
- Susanne Atanus
- Vince Kolber
- Aaron Schock
- Diane Harris (2014 Congress)
- Jimmy Lee Tillman II
- Craig Robbins
- Diane Harris
- Eric Reyes
Third Party
Indiana
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Iowa
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Kansas
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Kentucky
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Louisiana
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
- Paul Dietzel
- Ryan Heck
- Charles Boustany Jr.
- Steve Scalise
- John Fleming (Louisiana)
- Cassie Felder
- Dan Claitor
- Norman Clark
- Charles Thomas (Louisiana)
- Craig McCulloch
- Garret Graves
- Ed Tarpley
- Harris Brown
- Ralph Abraham
- Zach Dasher
- Vance McAllister
- Bob Bell (Louisiana)
- Clyde Holloway
- Bryan Barrilleaux
- M.V. Mendoza
Third Party
Maine
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Maryland
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Massachusetts
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Michigan
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
- Rudy Hobbs
- Pam Byrnes
- Bobby McKenzie
- Sandy Levin
- Dan Kildee
- Paul Clements
- Horace Sheffield
- Charles Stadler
- Anil Kumar
- Debbie Dingell
- Doug Magee
- Dean Vanderstelt
- Eric Schertzing
- Susan Grettenberger
- Ken Darga
- Bob Goodrich
- Jeff Holmes (Michigan)
- Jeffrey Hank
- Raymond Mullins
- Hansen Clarke
- Burgess Foster
- Bill Roberts (Michigan)
- Nancy Skinner (Michigan)
- Lawrence Dale
- Michael Steger
Republican
- David Trott
- Brian Ellis (Michigan)
- Kerry Bentivolio
- Candice Miller (U.S. House Michigan)
- Fred Upton
- Justin Amash
- Bill Huizenga
- Paul Clements
- Alan Arcand
- Peter Konetchy
- George Brikho
- Michael Bishop (Michigan)
- John Moolenaar
- Jim Bussler
- Allen Hardwick
- Tom Whitmire
- Tom McMillin
- Terry Bowman
- Christina Conyers
- Christina Barr
- Michael Steger
Third Party
Minnesota
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Mississippi
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Missouri
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Montana
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Nebraska
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Nevada
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
New Hampshire
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
New Jersey
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
- Frank Pallone Jr.
- Bill Pascrell
- Donald Payne Jr.
- Aimee Belgard
- Bill Hughes, Jr.
- Janice Kovach
- Howard Kleinhendler
- Curtis Vaughn (New Jersey)
- Frank Minor
- Frank Broomell, Jr.
- Ruben Scolavino
- Anthony Wilkinson
- Robert Louis Toussaint
- Mark Dunec
- Upendra Chivukula
- Roy Cho
- Brian Murphy (New Jersey)
- Andrew Zwicker
- Bruce Todd
- Diane Sare
- Linda Greenstein
- Aaron Fraser (New Jersey)
Republican
Third Party
New Mexico
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
New York
U.S. House
Democratic
- Martha Robertson
- Sean Eldridge
- Tim Bishop
- Grace Meng
- Hakeem Jeffries
- Yvette Clarke
- Charles Rangel
- Joseph Crowley
- Eliot Engel
- Nita Lowey
- Paul Tonko
- Dan Maffei
- Louise Slaughter
- Brian Higgins
- Aaron Woolf
- Diane Sare
- Jim O'Donnell (New York's 27th Congressional District candidate)
- Patricia M. Maher
- Kevan Abrahams
- Yolanda Garcia
- Michael A. Walrond Jr.
- Kathleen Rice
- Joseph Marthone
- Domenic Recchia
Republican
Third Party
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North Carolina
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
- Jonathan Barfield
- G.K. Butterfield
- Laura Fjeld
- Rodward Hewlin
- Jonathan Barfield, Jr.
- Woody White
- Marshall Adame
- Richard Ojeda
- Clay Aiken
- Keith Crisco, Sr.
- Toni Morris
- Tate MacQueen, IV
- Brenda Cleary
- Virginia Conlon
- Rajive Patel
- Curtis Osborne
- James "Smuggie" Mitchell
- George Battle
- Marcus Brandon
- Dan Whittacre
- Michael Holleman
- Will Stinson
- Keith Ruehl
- Antonio Blue
- Walter Martin
- J. Wesley Casteen
Republican
Third Party
North Dakota
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Ohio
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Oklahoma
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Oregon
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Pennsylvania
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Rhode Island
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
South Carolina
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
South Dakota
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Tennessee
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
- John Anderson (Tennessee)
- John Duncan Jr. (Tennessee)
- Marsha Blackburn
- Steve Lane (Tennessee)
- Weston Wamp
- Chase Williams (Tennessee congressional candidate)
- Dan Hartley
- Jason Zachary
- Michael Warden
- David Tate
- Chris Carter (Tennessee)
- Bob Ries (Tennessee)
- Jerry Lowery
- Jacob Brimm
- Dana Matheny
- John Mills (Tennessee)
- Charlotte Bergmann
- Jim Tracy
- Erin Magee
Third Party
Texas
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas)
- Lloyd Doggett
- Joaquin Castro
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Al Green (Texas)
- James Cargas
- Patrick McGehearty
- Niko Letsos
- David Cozad
- Mark Greene (Texas)
- Mike Minter
- Donald Brown
- Buck Willis
- Nick Haynes
- Neal Marchbanks
- Frank Briscoe
- Marco Montoya
- Stuart Gourd
- Louie Minor
- Frank Perez (Texas)
- Tom Sanchez
- Lissa Squiers
- Gagan Panjhazari
- Wesley Reed
- Eric LeMonte Williams (Texas congressional candidate)
- Henry Cuellar
Republican
- Ralph Hall
- Robert Lowry
- Katrina Pierson
- Roger Williams (Texas)
- Kenny Marchant
- Randy Weber
- Kay Granger
- Mac Thornberry
- Michael McCaul
- Mike Conaway (Texas)
- Jeb Hensarling
- Ted Poe
- Pamela Lee Barlow
- Elaine Hays
- Josh Loveless
- Francisco Canseco
- Frank Kuchar
- Wade Brown
- Eddie Zamora
- Sean Seibert
- Chris Winn
- Susan Narvaiz
- Dave Norman
- Kim Morrell
- Tony Arterburn
- John Stacy (Texas)
- Brent Lawson
- Doug Carlile
- Michael J. Smith (Texas)
- Phil Fitzgerald
- John Amdur
- Doug Centilli
- Jim Engstrand
- Ben Streusand
- John Manlove
- Brian Babin
- Divenchy Watrous
- Patricia Kasprzak
- Larry Smith (Texas)
- Robin Riley
- Harry Pierce
- Cami Dean
- Paul Haring
- Bill Flores
- Corey Roen
Third Party
Utah
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Vermont
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Virginia
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
- Bobby Scott (Virginia)
- Gerald Connolly
- John Foust
- Patrick Hope
- Don Beyer
- Adam Ebbin
- William Euille
- Lavern Chatman
- Derek Hyra
- Mark Levine (Virginia)
- Suzanne Patrick
- Ben Hudson
- Lawrence Gaughan
- Jack Trammell
- Elliott Fausz
- Norm Mosher
- Bruce Shuttleworth
- Richard Bolger
- Sam Kubba
- Satish Korpe
- Alfonso Lopez
- Charniele Herring
- Mark Sickles
Republican
Third Party
Washington
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
West Virginia
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Wisconsin
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Wyoming
U.S. Senate
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
See also
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