Candidates with the same last names, 2024

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According to Ballotpedia’s analysis, 22 U.S. states had at least one 2024 race between candidates that share the same last name. There are 206 such races among the elections that Ballotpedia covers, featuring 414 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).

HIGHLIGHTS

California had two races where three candidates share the same last name.

Michigan had the most races in this analysis (56) followed by Kentucky (49).

The last name Smith was the most common shared last name among candidates in this analysis, appearing in five races.

Same last name races by state

The map and table below shows the 2024 races featuring candidates with the same last names by state. There are 206 such races among the elections that Ballotpedia covers, featuring 414 candidates who share last names with one or more of their opponents.

Candidates with same last names by state, 2024
State	Last name	Election	Candidates
Arkansas	Pitcher	Delaplaine City Council At-large	Gig Pitcher and Steffeny Pitcher
California	Pantoja	Arvin Community Services District Board At-large	Manuel Pantoja and Maria Moreno Pantoja
California	Schat	Bishop City Council At-large	Sterling J. Schat and Erick F. Schat
California	Rodriguez	Central Union High School District, At-large	Eric L. Rodriguez and Jacob Nicholas Rodriguez
California	Villegas	Citrus Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 5	Fernando Villegas and Virginia Villegas
California	Glenn	Delhi County Water District Board At-large	Tom Glenn Jr. and Thomas Glenn Sr.
California	Perry	Foresthill Fire Protection District Board At-large	Derrick J. Perry and Beau Perry
California	Garcia	Greenfield City Council District 1	Belen Garcia and Stephanie J. Garcia
California	Soksoda	Happy Valley Union School District, At-large	Bridget Marie Soksoda and Billy Soksoda
California	Tucker	Igo-Ono Community Services District Board At-large	Alan Tucker and Joshua Tucker
California	Nguyen	Mayor of Garden Grove	Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen, Lan Nguyen, and Thomas Thai Nguyen
California	Medina	Mayor of San Bruno	Marty P. Medina and Rico E. Medina
California	Nguyen	Midway City Sanitary District Board At-large	Namquan Nguyen, Chi Charlie Nguyen, and Anh Nguyen
California	Weber	Morro Hills Community Services District Board At-large	Bill Weber and Charlene Weber
California	Cantieri	Riverdale Public Utility District Board At-large	Jonathan Cantieri, Dan Cantieri
California	Perez	San Benito Health Care District Board Zone 3	Richard Perez Sr. and Esther Perez
California	Stonehouse	Sweetwater Community Planning Group At-large	Stephen Stonehouse and Elizabeth Lee Stonehouse
California	Abe	Wheatland City Council At-large	Brian Abe and John Abe
California	Shields	Yermo Community Services District Board At-large	Deborah L. Shields and Matthew Shields
Georgia	Smith	Georgia House of Representatives District 41	Andrea Smith and Michael Smith
Iowa	Dickson	Beaver Township Trustee Board (Guthrie County)	Jerry Dickson and Matt Dickson
Iowa	Vierkandt	Buckey Township Trustee Board (Hardin County)	Jim Vierkandt and Kevin Vierkandt
Iowa	Ginapp	Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors District 3	Lori Meacham Ginapp and Carl Ginapp
Iowa	Follon	Clay County Agricultural Extension Council	Darcie Follon and William Follon
Iowa	Benton	Cooper Township Trustee Board (Webster County)	Barbara Benton and Kevin Benton
Iowa	Chapman	Crocker Township Trustee Board (Polk County)	Linda Chapman and Paul A. Chapman
Iowa	Helmrichs	Delaware County Agricultural Extension Council	Jamie Helmrichs and Roger Helmrichs
Iowa	Frost	Eagle Township Trustee Board (Black Hawk County)	Wayne Frost and James Frost
Iowa	Jacobsen	Fayette County Agricultural Extension Council	Dawn Jacobsen and Linda Jacobsen
Iowa	Bockwoldt	Hamilton Township Trustee Board (Hamilton County)	Mark Bockwoldt and Deb Bockwoldt
Iowa	Byrnes	Hanover Township Trustee Board (Allamakee County)	Matt Byrnes and Dustin Byrnes
Iowa	McCullough	Oakland Township Trustee Board (Louisa County)	Jacob H. McCullough David L. McCullough
Iowa	Simmons	Sioux Township Trustee Board (Clay County)	John F. Simmons and Marcus Simmons
Iowa	Anthofer	Viola Township Trustee Board (Audubon County)	Larry Anthofer and Derek Anthofer
Iowa	Pierce	Washington Township Trustee Board (Marion County)	John Pierce and Joy Pierce
Iowa	Eide	Webster Township Trustee Board (Hamilton County)	David Eide and Carri Eide
Iowa	Stennes	Webster Township Trustee Board (Polk County)	Barbara A. Stennes and Clarence A. Stennes
Illinois	Litchfield	McDonough County Board District 3	Terra Litchfield and Ryan Litchfield
Illinois	Woods	Morgan County Commissioner Board At-large	Donny Woods and Michael D. Woods
Illinois	Nelson	Whiteside County Board District 2	Karen Nelson and Katherine A. Nelson
Illinois	Crandall	Whiteside County Board District 3	Rachel Crandall and Douglas Crandall
Indiana	Brown	Blue River Valley Schools, At-large	Mysia Brown and Lance Brown
Indiana	Hass	Lafayette School District school board At-large	Margaret E. Hass and James T. Hass
Indiana	Anderson	White County Council At-large	Ray Anderson Jr. and Art Anderson Jr.
Kentucky	Kaelin	Bellevue City Council At-large	Kris Kaelin and Kim Kaelin
Kentucky	Davis	Berea City Council At-large	Steve Davis and Jim Davis
Kentucky	McGRATH	Briarwood City Commission At-large	Elizabeth McGrath and Michael A. McGrath
Kentucky	Toler	Briarwood City Commission At-large	Jon Jeffrey Toler and Robert W. Toler
Kentucky	Wartman	Bromley City Council At-large	Tim Wartman and Dianne Wartman
Kentucky	King	Brooksville City Council At-large	Roger King and Karen Lee King
Kentucky	Meredith	Brownsville City Council At-large	Justin Meredith and Donetta Meredith
Kentucky	Bush	Butler City Council At-large	Jeff Bush and Terry Murrell Bush
Kentucky	Sizemore	California City Commission At-large	Christopher Sizemore and Christina Sizemore
Kentucky	Shelton	Crab Orchard City Commission At-large	Anthony Shelton and Jerry Shelton
Kentucky	Smith	Crescent Springs City Council At-large	Jeff Smith and Jeannine Bell Smith
Kentucky	Blair	Cumberland City Council At-large	Jordan Blair and Tyler Blair
Kentucky	Wright	Daviess County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors At-large	Ray Wright and Jamie Wright
Kentucky	Allen	Drakesboro City Council At-large	Tex R. Allen and Tex R. Allen II
Kentucky	Gipson	Earlington City Council At-large	Vernon Gipson and Ann Gipson
Kentucky	Stone	Eddyville City Council At-large	Tammy Stone and Judith T. Stone
Kentucky	Taylor	Elkhorn City City Council At-large	Rocky Taylor and Jerrica Taylor
Kentucky	Smith	Elsmere City Council At-large	Joanne Barnett Smith and Rusty C. Smith III
Kentucky	Skidmore	Erlanger City Council	Don Skidmore and Renee Skidmore
Kentucky	Todd	Eubank City Commission At-large	Iris Todd and Curtis Todd
Kentucky	Brown	Fleming County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors At-large	Steven D. Brown and Chase Brown
Kentucky	Meiners	Graymoor-Devondale City Council At-large	David Meiners and Joseph F. Meiners
Kentucky	Smith	Guthrie City Council At-large	Linda K. Smith and Michael Smith
Kentucky	Bradley	Hardin City Council At-large	Jackson Bradley and Pamela Bradley
Kentucky	Renfrow	Hartford City Council At-large	James Tony Renfrow and Jeffrey L. Renfrow
Kentucky	Williams	Henderson City Commission At-large	Dwight E. Williams and Thomas D. Williams
Kentucky	Soeder	Heritage Creek City Council At-large	Angela Soeder and Joseph Soeder
Kentucky	Napier	Hyden City Commission At-large	Eugenia S. Napier and James E. Napier
Kentucky	Taylor	LaGrange City Council At-large	Jason Taylor and Laura Taylor
Kentucky	Mattingly	Lebanon City Council At-large	Richard A. Mattingly and John R. Mattingly
Kentucky	Spalding	Lebanon City Council At-large	Jonathan Spalding and Darin Spalding
Kentucky	Carpenter	Livingston City Commission At-large	Ronald Greg Carpenter and Jeff Carpenter
Kentucky	Mattingly	Loretto City Commission At-large	Diane L. Mattingly and Mary Connie Mattingly
Kentucky	White	Manchester City Council At-large	Wanda White and Traci Rice White
Kentucky	Branham	Middlesboro City Council At-large	Scotty Branham and Floyd W. Branham
Kentucky	Jackson	Millersburg City Council At-large	Michael Jackson and Debbie Jackson
Kentucky	Wyatt	Morganfield City Council At-large	Lori Beth Wyatt and Russell L. Wyatt
Kentucky	Faulk	Morton's Gap City Council At-large	Roger Faulk and Nancy Faulk
Kentucky	Stevenson	North Middletown City Commission At-large	Diana Stevenson and Larry Stevenson
Kentucky	Scavo	Park City City Commission At-large	Donna Scavo and Angelo Scavo
Kentucky	Lowe	Pike County School District school board District 2	Stephany Patrick Lowe and Billy Lowe
Kentucky	Arnett	Salyersville City Council At-large	Darrell Arnett and Margaret Arnett
Kentucky	Gibson	Shively City Council At-large	Saundra K. Gibson and Kelly Gibson
Kentucky	Dunavent	Sparta City Commission At-large	Nick Dunavent and Chad Dunavent
Kentucky	Hauber	Strathmoor Village City Commission At-large	Michael Hauber and John Hauber
Kentucky	Bourke	Watterson Park City Council At-large	Jacqueline Bourke and Walter Jay Bourke
Kentucky	Hendley	West Point City Council At-large	Joseph Hendley and Shawn Hendley
Kentucky	Taylor	West Point City Council At-large	Timothy M. Taylor and Donna L. Taylor
Kentucky	Akers	Wheelwright City Commission At-large	Bobby Wayne Akers and Andy Wayne Akers
Maine	Ashby	Freeport Sewer District At-large	Joseph Ashby and Michael Ashby
Michigan	Hathaway	Michigan 3rd Circuit Court	Dana Margaret Hathaway and Bridget Hathaway
Michigan	Short	Detroit Public Schools Community District, At-large	Ida Carol Short and R. Amir Short
Michigan	Seegert	Allen Village Board of Trustees At-large	Jan L. Seegert and Paul D. Seegert
Michigan	Eastman	Applegate Village Board of Trustees At-large	Thomas Eastman and Tina Eastman
Michigan	Green	Augusta Township Board of Trustees At-large	Michael Green and Terrance D. Green
Michigan	Lott	Au Sable Township Board of Trustees At-large	Kathy Lott and Jason Lott
Michigan	Long	Berlin Township Board of Trustees At-large	Kyle Long and Kellie Long
Michigan	Masserant	Berlin Township Board of Trustees At-large	Robert D. Masserant and Neil J. Masserant
Michigan	Taavola	Bohemia Township Board of Trustees At-large	Danny Taavola and Brian R. Taavola
Michigan	Kondrat	Boyne Falls Village Board of Trustees At-large	Michael J. Kondrat Sr. and Mike Kondrat Jr.
Michigan	Weiss	Boyne Falls Village Board of Trustees At-large	Douglas Weiss and Robbie Louise Weiss
Michigan	Orr	Brevort Township Board of Trustees At-large	Tabatha Orr and William Orr
Michigan	Barker	Bronson Community School District, At-large	Michelle L. Barker and Frank Barker
Michigan	Jacobson	Brown City City Council At-large	Robert M. Jacobson and Patricia A. Jacobson
Michigan	Bercaw	Burlington Township Library Board At-large	Kara L. Bercaw and Essa Bercaw
Michigan	Smith	Burlington Township Library Board At-large	Kerry L. Smith and Kimera S. Smith
Michigan	Fortney	Chatham Village Council At-large	Kit R. Fortney and Kit L. Fortney
Michigan	Nowak	Cleveland Township Board of Trustees At-large	Todd Nowak and Jan Nowak
Michigan	Wilson	Clintondale Community Schools, At-large	Kurt H. Wilson Sr. and Lisa Wilson
Michigan	Love	Clio Area School District, At-large	Robert D. Love and Robert J. Love
Michigan	Sutton	Colfax Township S/D 1F/Big Burning School, At-large	Andrew Sutton and Coleen Sutton
Michigan	Sorensen	Constantine Township Library Board At-large	Megan Sorensen and Sheree Sorensen
Michigan	Horkey	Dundee Township Board of Trustees At-large	Travis Horkey and Alana M. Horkey
Michigan	Grant	Eastlake Village Board of Trustees At-large	Amy Grant and Gordon Grant
Michigan	Foster	Egelston Township Board of Trustees At-large	Peggy Foster and Renea Foster
Michigan	Gallagher	Elmwood Township Board of Trustees At-large	Donald K. Gallagher and Jordan Gallagher
Michigan	Pierce	Emmett Village Board of Trustees At-large	Dennis Pierce and Patrick R. Pierce
Michigan	Dalgord	Fairbanks Township Board of Trustees At-large	Kelsi Dalgord and Dan Dalgord
Michigan	Weber	Fowler Public Schools, At-large	Kent Weber and Andy Weber
Michigan	Adkins	Grand Blanc Township Board of Trustees At-large	Lonnie Adkins and Cecelia Adkins
Michigan	Adams	Hillsdale Community Schools, At-large	Jeremy Adams and Jordan C. Adams
Michigan	Bortle	Hill Township Board of Trustees At-large	Dale Bortle and Melissa Bortle
Michigan	Essex	Hudson Memorial Building Board of Directors At-large	Carmi E. Essex and Sarah E. Essex
Michigan	Argall	Ishpeming City Council At-large	Brett Argall and Ben Argall
Michigan	Davis	Jackson Public Schools, At-large	Shannon Barber Davis and Chris Davis
Michigan	Thompson	Mathias Township Board of Trustees At-large	Shannon Thompson and Jonathan Thompson
Michigan	Dugree	Meyer Township Board of Trustees At-large	Travis Dugree and Larry Dugree
Michigan	Lautner	Minden City Village Board of Trustees At-large	Jack Lautner and Sara K. Lautner
Michigan	Williams	Montcalm County Sheriff	Mike Williams and Chris Williams
Michigan	Henige	New Lothrop Area Public Schools, At-large	Joseph M. Henige and Jon Henige
Michigan	Meerman	Polkton Township Board of Trustees At-large	Jesse Meerman and Betsy Meerman
Michigan	Marhofer	Putnam Township Board of Trustees At-large	Jesse Marhofer and Sean Marhofer
Michigan	Wagner	Ravenna Township Board of Trustees At-large	Michael J. Wagner and Stan Wagner
Michigan	Pantti	Rockland Township Board of Trustees At-large	Becky Pantti and Charles Pantti
Michigan	Walters	Salem Township Library Board At-large	Rebecca Walters and Charity Walters
Michigan	Ostrowski	Sandusky City Council At-large	Scott W. Ostrowski and Kimberly Ostrowski
Michigan	Brown	Schultz-Holmes District Library Board At-large	Gregory Brown and Onnolee J. Brown
Michigan	Layne	Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education, At-large	Jenean Layne and Ben Layne
Michigan	Miracle	Unionville Village Board of Trustees At-large	Korey Miracle and Gregory Miracle
Michigan	Bennett	Vandalia Village Board of Trustees At-large	John Bennett and Cassandra Bennett
Michigan	Damron	Vandalia Village Board of Trustees At-large	Theresa Damron and Donnie Damron
Michigan	Thomas	Vienna Township Board of Trustees At-large	Sue Thomas and Jeffrey Thomas
Michigan	Leininger	Waldron Area Schools, At-large	Gary A. Leininger and Brent A. Leininger
Michigan	Bicknell	Whitefish Township Library Board At-large	Rick Bicknell and Lorrie Bicknell
Michigan	McNutt	Wolverine Lake Village Council At-large	Michael McNutt and Grant E. McNutt
Michigan	Campbell	Zilwaukee City Council At-large	Eric Campbell and Christine Campbell
Minnesota	Mistic	Blackduck School Board At-large	Melissa Mistic and Grant Mistic
Minnesota	Armon	Blue Earth Area Public School, At-large	Ted Armon and Gary Armon
Minnesota	Commerford	Danvers City Council At-large	Todd Commerford and Julie A. Commerford
Minnesota	Schacherer	Dawson-Boyd Public Schools, At-large	Chris Schacherer and Scott Schacherer
Minnesota	Walther	Detroit Lakes Public Schools, At-large	Michael Walther and Susan Walther
Minnesota	Koehl	Hancock City Council	Byron Koehl and Nathan Koehl
Minnesota	Lundeen	Isanti City Council At-large	Taylor Lundeen and Steven Lundeen
Minnesota	Andrews	Johnson City Council At-large	Dustin Andrews and Dan Andrews
Minnesota	Schroeder	Long Prairie City Council	JoAnn Schroeder and Larry Schroeder
Minnesota	Klingfus	Mayor of Brownsdale	Ian Klingfus and Jessica Klingfus
Minnesota	Maetzold	Mora Public School District, At-large	Tristen Maetzold and Chelsie Maetzold
Minnesota	Wind	Onamia School Board	Brittany J. Wind and Virgil Wind
Minnesota	Nicka	South Haven City Council	Kaila Nicka and Dustin Nicka
Minnesota	Hasbargen	South Koochiching-Rainy River Independent School District school board, At-large	Jake Hasbargen and Vickie Hasbargen
Minnesota	Groebner	Springfield School Board	Sarah Groebner and Lori Groebner
Minnesota	Seyller	Trail City Council	Judy Seyller and Albert Seyller
Minnesota	Beatty	Trimont City Council	Jo Ann Beatty and Mike Beatty
Minnesota	Ricketts	Wabasso Public Schools school board, At-large	Brandy Ricketts and Abby Ricketts
Minnesota	Schmidt	Wadena-Deer Creek Public Schools school board, At-large	Amanda Schmidt and Kent Schmidt
Minnesota	Lohmann	Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board	Jason Lohmann and James Lohmann
Missouri	Young	U.S. Senate Missouri	Jared Young and W. C. Young
North Carolina	McCoy	Cove City Town Council	Linda H. McCoy and Roy McCoy
North Carolina	Bright	Dover Board of Commissioners	Diannia Bright and Theodore Bright
North Carolina	Moore	Dover Board of Commissioners	Danny J. Moore and Gilbert Moore
North Carolina	Hall	Hertford County Board of Education	J. Wendell Hall and Eddie Hall
North Carolina	Carr	Hoke County Board of Education	Deltarina V. Carr and Lent C. Carr II
North Carolina	Nations	Whittier Sanitary District Commissioner Board At-large	Randy Nations and Bridgit Parris Nations
North Carolina	Young	Yancey County Board of Commissioners	Hillary Young and Brandi Buckner Young
New Hampshire	Mannion	New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1	Tim Mannion and Tom Mannion
New Hampshire	Newman	New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 4	Ray Newman and Sue Newman
Nevada	Walker	Laughlin Town Advisory Board At-large	Hermon Walker and Pamela K. Walker
Oregon	Goldsmith	Portland City Commission Position 4	Kevin Goldsmith and John Goldsmith
Rhode Island	Perry	Tiverton Town Council	Joseph A. Perry and David Perry
Rhode Island	Jackson	Westerly Public Schools school board, At-large	Joseph D. Jackson and Crystal Dawn Jackson
South Carolina	Bowens	Charleston County School District Constituent Board District 23 At-large	Blanche Bowens and Marvin Lamar Bowens
South Carolina	Hammond	Crabtree Swamp Watershed Conservation District Commissioner Board At-large	Jimmy Hammond and Lynn Jenkins Hammond
South Carolina	Johnson	Georgetown County School District school board, District 3	Sandra Johnson and Eileen S. Johnson
South Carolina	Reeves	Hodges Town Council At-large	Travis Reeves and Johnny A. Reeves
South Carolina	Harrell	Homeland Park Water and Sewer Public Service District Commissioner Board At-large	Larry E. Harrell and Jackie Harrell
South Carolina	Floyd	Lynches Lake-Camp Branch Watershed Conservation District Commissioner Board At-large	Jackie Floyd and William H. Floyd
South Carolina	Edwards	Mayor of Abbeville	Jason A. Edwards and George Trey Edwards III
South Carolina	Littlejohn	Monarch Fire District Commissioner Board At-large	Kay D. Littlejohn and Thomas Andy Littlejohn
South Carolina	Wilson	Pickens City Council At-large	Mitchelle Wilson and Ray Wilson
Texas	Guerra	Texas House of Representatives District 41	Robert Guerra and John Guerra
Utah	Lyman	Governor of Utah	Phil Lyman and Richard Lyman
Vermont	Morgan	Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District	Leland Morgan and Michael Morgan
Vermont	Stern	Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 3 District	Judy Stern and Keith Stern
Washington	Taylor	Whatcom County Charter Review Commissioner Board District 5	Teresa N. Taylor and Douglas Taylor
Wyoming	Anderson	Big Horn County School District 2, At-large	Lance E. Anderson and Dan Anderson
Wyoming	Ferris	Fremont County School District 21, At-large	Kay Ferris and Wilfred Ferris III
Wyoming	Moss	Fremont County School District 38, At-large	Iva T. Moss and Pat Moss
Wyoming	Spoonhunter	Fremont County School District 38, At-large	Leslie Spoonhunter and Willimena Spoonhunter
Wyoming	Hunt	Goshen County School District 1, At-large	Rob Hunt and Victoria Hunt
Wyoming	Haroldson	Platte County School District 1, At-large	Mike Haroldson and Diane Haroldson
Wyoming	Hackett	Sheridan County School District 3, At-large	Georgina Hackett and Dusty Hackett
Wyoming	Hartman	South Lincoln Fire District Board At-large	Virginia Hartman and Richard Hartman

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