Candidates with the same last names, 2023
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According to Ballotpedia’s analysis, 13 U.S. states had at least one 2023 race between candidates that share the same last name. There are 73 such races among the elections that Ballotpedia covers, featuring 148 candidates who share last names with one or more of their opponents. Details about each race are provided below.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Smith was the most popular surname in the 2010 census, with 2.44 million people. Ten other surnames appeared more than a million times in the 2010 census. In order, they were: Johnson (1.93 million), Williams (1.63 million), Brown (1.44 million), Jones (1.43 million), Garcia (1.17 million), Miller (1.16 million), Davis (1.12 million), Rodriguez (1.09 million), Martinez (1.06 million), and Hernandez (1.04 million).[1]
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Same last name races by state
The map and table below shows the 2023 races featuring candidates with the same last names by state. There are 73 such races among the elections that Ballotpedia covers, featuring 148 candidates who share last names with one or more of their opponents.
| Candidates with same last names by state, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Last name | Election | Candidates |
| Colorado | Lewis | Denver City Council District 8 | Rita Lewis and Shontel Lewis |
| Illinois | Jimenez | Chicago City Council Ward 11 | Elvira Jimenez and Froylan Jimenez |
| Illinois | Scott | Chicago City Council Ward 24 | Creative Scott and Monique Scott |
| Mississippi | Blackmon | Mississippi House of Representatives District 57 | Edward Blackmon Jr. and Lawrence Blackmon |
| Mississippi | Blackmon | Mississippi State Senate District 21 | Barbara Blackmon and Bradford Blackmon |
| Mississippi | Jackson | Mississippi State Senate District 11 | Reginald Jackson and Robert Jackson |
| New Jersey | Egan | New Jersey General Assembly District 17 | Joseph V. Egan and Kevin Egan |
| North Carolina | Williams | Mayor of Durham | Leonardo Williams and Marshall Williams, Jr and Sylvester Williams |
| North Carolina | Witherspoon | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education At-large | Clara Kennedy Witherspoon and Monty Witherspoon |
| Ohio | Garcia | Lorain City Council At-Large | Gilbert Garcia and Rita Linda Garcia |
| Ohio | Homlitas | Warren Member of Charter Commission | John D. Homlitas and Michael T. Homlitas |
| Ohio | Walker | Warren Member of Charter Commission | David A. Walker and James E. Walker |
| Oklahoma | Cunningham | Town of Chouteau Board of Trustees Office 5 | Angie Cunningham and Brenda Cunningham |
| Oklahoma | Howard | Town of Achille Board of Trustees | Randy Howard and Shana Howard |
| Oklahoma | Morgan | Town of Panama Board of Trustees | Kenny Morgan and Shelli Morgan |
| Oklahoma | Smith | Town of Forest Park Board of Trustees Office 3 | George Hershel Smith and Greg D. Smith |
| Oklahoma | Sullivan | Town of Big Cabin Board of Trustees | Edward G. Sullivan and Teresa A. Sullivan |
| Oklahoma | Ware | City of Spencer Councilmember Ward 2 | Earnest Ware and Jessie L. Ware |
| Oklahoma | Whitecotton | Town of Bokoshe Board of Trustees | Dale Whitecotton Jr. and Samantha Whitecotton |
| Pennsylvania | Brenneman | Littlestown Area School District, At-large | Danielle Brenneman and Mary E. Brenneman |
| Pennsylvania | Brown | Hatboro-Horsham School District, At-large | David P. Brown and Theresa E. Brown |
| Pennsylvania | Brown | Mayor of Philadelphia | Amen Brown and Jeff Brown |
| Pennsylvania | Campbell | Washington School District, At-large | John C. Campbell Jr. and John C. Campbell Sr. |
| Pennsylvania | Carter | Southeast Delco School District, At-large | Maci A. Carter and Sheila A. Carter |
| Pennsylvania | Catrillo | East Stroudsburg Area School District, At-large | Ann Catrillo and Michael Catrillo |
| Pennsylvania | Childs | Hazleton Area Board of Directors At-large | Ivelisse Childs and Robert Childs |
| Pennsylvania | Colella | Shenango Area School District, At-large | Jeana M. Colella and John Patsy Colella Jr. |
| Pennsylvania | Collingwood | Moshannon Valley School District, At-large | Linde Marie Collingwood and Richard John Collingwood |
| Pennsylvania | Conjar | Steelton-Highspire School District, At-large | Nicholas J. Conjar Jr. and Rosemary Conjar |
| Pennsylvania | Finney | Wallenpaupack Area School District, At-large | Roy A. Finney and Roy A. Finney Jr. |
| Pennsylvania | Grupp | Radnor School District, School Director | Christopher Grupp and Kyle Grupp |
| Pennsylvania | Hall | Southern York County School District, At-large | Amy Rebecca Hall and Bill Hall |
| Pennsylvania | Harrison | Farrell Area School District, At-large | Allen D. Harrison and Terrence Terry Harrison |
| Pennsylvania | Henkel | Southern York County School District, At-large | Jen Henkel and Nathan Henkel |
| Pennsylvania | Johnson | Susquehanna Township School District, At-large | Keita Kalonji Johnson and Steven H. Johnson Sr. |
| Pennsylvania | Kelly | Philadelphia City Council At-large | John Kelly and Mary Kelly |
| Pennsylvania | Knighton | Columbia Borough School District, At-large | Brittany Knighton and Cole F. Knighton |
| Pennsylvania | Krug | Northern Cambria School District, At-large | Kevin W. Krug and Norma J. Krug |
| Pennsylvania | Krumenacker | Northern Cambria School District, At-large | Gerard F. Krumenacker and Mara R. Krumenacker |
| Pennsylvania | Lustig | Upper Adams School District, At-large | Loren W. Lustig and Matthew Lustig |
| Pennsylvania | Miller | Hempfield Area School District, At-large | Stacy Miller and Tracy Miller |
| Pennsylvania | Rooney | Abington School District, At-large | Joseph J. Rooney and Sonora B. Rooney |
| Pennsylvania | Saupp | Moshannon Valley School District, At-large | Larry J. Saupp and Ruth L. Saupp |
| Pennsylvania | Smith | Spring Cove School Director | Kevin L. Smith and Lisa Keim Smith |
| Pennsylvania | Swartfager | Keystone School District, Region I | Dustin L. Swartfager and Ken Swartfager |
| Pennsylvania | Williams | Northern Lehigh School District, At-large | Angela Williams and Glenn A. Williams |
| South Dakota | Peterson | Haakon School District 27-1, At-large | Anita Peterson and Tanya Peterson |
| South Dakota | Taken Alive | McLaughlin School District 15-2, At-large | Eugene Hank Taken Alive and Juliana Taken Alive |
| Texas | Brown | Amarillo Independent School District At-large | Connie Brown and Ryan Brown |
| Texas | Garcia | Mayor of Houston | Annie Garcia and Gilbert Garcia |
| Virginia | Brown | Virginia House of Delegates District 54 | Bellamy Brown and David Brown |
| Virginia | Stiltner | Buchanan County Clerk of Court | Alisha Smith Stiltner and Christie Coleman Stiltner |
| Washington | Grimm | Summit Valley School District, At-large | Doug Grimm and Ken Grimm |
| Washington | Pegg | Great Northern School District, At-large | John Pegg and Ken Pegg |
| Wisconsin | Bennett | Westfield Town Board Supervisor | John B. Bennett and Kenneth Bennett |
| Wisconsin | Dernbach | Almond-Bancroft School District, At-large | Keith J. Dernbach and Taylor Dernbach |
| Wisconsin | Fisher | Monico Town Board Supervisor | Catherine Fisher and Nancy J. Fisher |
| Wisconsin | Friedenfels | Maplehurst Town Board Supervisor | Andy N. Friedenfels and Tony Friedenfels |
| Wisconsin | Fuchs | Greenwood Town Board Supervisor | James Fuchs and Travis Fuchs |
| Wisconsin | Johnson | Siren Village Trustee | Ed Johnson and Jeff Johnson |
| Wisconsin | Kaiser | Auburndale Town Clerk | Janice Kaiser and Kimberly Kaiser |
| Wisconsin | Lende | Washburn School District, At-large | Brandon Lende and Hannah Lende |
| Wisconsin | Miller | Bear Creek Village Trustee | Dan Miller and Julie Miller |
| Wisconsin | Miller | Prairie Farm Village Trustee | Bradley Miller and Jay Miller |
| Wisconsin | Olson | Clayton Town Board Supervisor | Arling Ole Olson and Roger Olson |
| Wisconsin | Olson | Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District, At-large | Harold Olson and Sara K. Olson |
| Wisconsin | Olson | Harrison Town Board Supervisor | Michelle R. Olson and Scott Olson |
| Wisconsin | Peterson | Viola Village Trustee | Chris Peterson and Lynette Peterson and Samual Peterson |
| Wisconsin | Sowle | Oconto Alderperson At Large | Garrett Sowle and Riley Sowle |
| Wisconsin | TenHaken | Oostburg School District, At-large | Megan S. Mentink TenHaken and Sandy TenHaken |
| Wisconsin | Wagner | La Grange Town Treasurer | Brent Wagner and Mandy R. Wagner |
| Wisconsin | Weiler | Bern Town Board Supervisor | Ruth Weiler and Thomas Weiler |
| Wisconsin | Woller | Scott Town Board Supervisor | Brett Woller and Mike Woller |
See also
- U.S. elections, 2023
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