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List of challengers in state legislative elections, 2019

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This page contains a list of all challengers who ran in the 2019 state legislative elections. Challenger refers to a candidate who was not a current incumbent in the state legislature's upper or lower chamber at the time of the election. This list includes those who were elected officials from other offices. Click on the individual state tabs below for candidate names, which are organized by state, chamber and party.

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Challengers by state

Louisiana

State Senate

Democratic

  1. Allen Borne Jr.
  2. Beverly Brooks Thompson
  3. Brandon Gregoire
  4. Brenda Leroux Babin
  5. Daniel Cole
  6. Darrell Fairburn
  7. Fox Rich Richardson
  8. Gary Chambers
  9. Jerry Gaspard
  10. Judia Duhon
  11. Katrina Early
  12. Ronald Brown Jr. (Louisiana)
  13. Shante Wells
  14. Troy Brown
  15. Cleo Fields

Republican

  1. Arita Lipps Bohannan
  2. Daniel Ducote
  3. Deven Cavalier
  4. Douglas Brown (Louisiana)
  5. Edith Carlin
  6. James Slagle
  7. Jerry Gaspard
  8. Frankie Hyers
  9. Kathleen Doody
  10. Kevin Berken
  11. Matt Parker (Louisiana)
  12. Randy Wiggins
  13. Renee Hoffpauir-Klann
  14. Shane Swan
  15. Steve Carter (Louisiana)
  16. Steve May (Louisiana)
  17. Trey Flynn
  18. Wade Bishop

Other parties

  1. Everett Baudean

Independents

  1. Cory Levier I
  2. Debbie Hollis
  3. R.A. Galan

House of Representatives

Democratic

  1. Adonis Expose
  2. Alicia Calvin
  3. Allen Guillory Sr.
  4. Amy Pollard
  5. Anthony Garcia
  6. Anthony Jackson Jr.
  7. Beverly Johnson
  8. Bill Spencer
  9. Brian Salvatore
  10. Cammie Maturin
  11. Carling Dinkler
  12. Carlos Zervigon
  13. Charles Bradford
  14. Chris Delpit
  15. Cindy Winch
  16. Creighton Wilson
  17. Daryll Berry
  18. David Levy (Louisiana)
  19. Donald Milligan
  20. Durrell Laurent
  21. Erin Feys Powell
  22. Eugene Green
  23. Evan Bergeron
  24. Gary Spillman
  25. Harold John
  26. Herman Ray Hill
  27. James Simmons Jr. (Louisiana)
  28. Jane Netterville
  29. Jerel Giarrusso
  30. John Neal
  31. John Perry III
  32. Jonathan Loveall
  33. Joshua Hajiakbarifini
  34. Kea Sherman
  35. Ken'Travius (Trey) Coleman
  36. Kevin Guidry (Louisiana)
  37. Kristian Poncho
  38. Leslie Bourque
  39. Lester Smith
  40. L. Jameel Shaheer
  41. Lori Callais
  42. Marcus Johnson
  43. Marion Freistadt
  44. Marteze Singleton
  45. Matilda Green Miller
  46. Max Hayden Chiz
  47. Morgan Lamandre
  48. NaTashia Carter Benoit
  49. Patrick Isaac Wiltz
  50. Paul (Polo) Carter
  51. Pepper Bowen Roussel
  52. Phil Cowboy Lemoine
  53. Quinta Thompson
  54. Ramondo Ramos
  55. Ravi Sangisetty
  56. Rhonda Kim Gleason
  57. Richard Howell (Louisiana)
  58. Richard Kretzsinger
  59. Robert McKnight
  60. Robin Parrott
  61. Rodney McFarland Sr.
  62. Rodney Welch
  63. Sandra Franklin
  64. Sonya Hall
  65. Tammy Reed (Louisiana)
  66. Tammy Savoie
  67. Taranza Arvie
  68. Tarries Greenup
  69. Taryn Branson
  70. Trey Mustian
  71. Larry Selders
  72. Belden Batiste

Republican

  1. John Mason (Louisiana)
  2. A.C. (Chuck) Dowden Jr.
  3. Allen Guillory Sr.
  4. Bradley Behrnes
  5. Brandon Bergeron
  6. Brandon Trosclair
  7. Carl Ray Lasyone
  8. Chet Howard
  9. Chris Breaux
  10. Chris Delpit
  11. Christopher Schulz
  12. Clayton Voisin
  13. Dana Dugas
  14. David Ellis (Louisiana)
  15. Dennis Aucoin
  16. Don Carmardelle
  17. Donny Lerille
  18. Donovan Fremin
  19. Drake Graves
  20. Ernest Boudreaux
  21. Gregory Lord
  22. Ivy Graham
  23. Jack Rizzuto
  24. Jacob Marceaux
  25. Jake Halley
  26. James Harper
  27. Jason Fowler Jr.
  28. Jim Dore
  29. Jocita Williams
  30. Johnny Arceneaux
  31. John Raymond
  32. Jonathan Davis
  33. Justin Tidwell
  34. Keith Baudin
  35. Kevin Bates
  36. Kirk Williamson
  37. Laura White Adams
  38. Maria DeFrancesch
  39. Marion (Butch) Fox
  40. Michael Chatellier
  41. Michael DiResto
  42. Michael Eason
  43. Pat Phillips
  44. Phillipp Bedwell
  45. Ralph Brandt
  46. Randall Liles
  47. Remy Goodwin
  48. Ricky Gonsoulin
  49. Ricky Sheldon
  50. Robert Poole (Louisiana)
  51. Ruben Rivera Jr.
  52. Russell Autry
  53. Ryan Beissinger
  54. Ryan Reid
  55. Shalon Latour
  56. Shawn Canty
  57. Shondrell Perrilloux
  58. S. Michele Blanchard
  59. Tammi Fabre
  60. Tommy Dewey
  61. Vince Liuzza
  62. Virginia (Ginger) Benoit
  63. William Wallis
  64. Thomas Pressly
  65. Richard Nelson (Louisiana)
  66. Robert Owen (Louisiana)
  67. William Wheat Jr.

Other parties

  1. David Smith (candidate for Louisiana House of Representatives)
  2. Heide Alejandro-Smith
  3. Mallory Mayeux
  4. Ryan Lee (Louisiana)

Independents

  1. Clint Vegas
  2. Derald Spears Sr.
  3. Glen McGlothin Jr.
  4. Javon Charles
  5. Marylee Bellau
  6. Ramondo Ramos
  7. Raymond Harris Jr.
  8. Robert Titus II
  9. Saudia Marcha Broyard
  10. Shondrell Perrilloux
  11. Willie Banks (Louisiana)
  12. Belden Batiste

Mississippi

State Senate

Democratic

  1. Charles Modley
  2. Michael Cathey
  3. Carlton Smith
  4. Andre R. DeBerry
  5. Lee Jackson
  6. Tim Tucker (Mississippi)
  7. Steve Eaton
  8. Mark Hancock (Mississippi)
  9. Kegan Coleman
  10. Kathryn York
  11. Alicia Blanks
  12. Kimberlyn Seals
  13. Kevin Frye
  14. Carl Brinkley
  15. Mark Buckner Sr.
  16. Tony Anderson
  17. DeWanna Belton
  18. Dianne Black
  19. Colton Thornton
  20. Earl Scales
  21. Marvin Hightower
  22. Ruffin Smith
  23. Deborah Delgado
  24. William Godfrey
  25. Mike Marlow
  26. Thomas Lehr
  27. Gary Fredericks
  28. Marcus Williams (Mississippi)
  29. John Alexander (Mississippi)
  30. Ermea Russell
  31. Tyler Doss
  32. Vince Roberts (Mississippi)

Republican

  1. Murry Haslip
  2. Jeffrey Mitchell
  3. Jeff Olson (Mississippi)
  4. Kevin Walls
  5. Lamar Walker
  6. Greg Ward (Mississippi Senate)
  7. Mario Barnes
  8. Patrick Eaton
  9. Mel Greenhaw
  10. Stephen Griffin
  11. Steve Whitten (Mississippi Senate)
  12. Hayes Dent
  13. Dwayne Self
  14. Hampton Gardner
  15. Erle Johnston
  16. Cheramie Mitchell
  17. Milt Burris
  18. Steven Wade
  19. Morgan Poore
  20. Kevin Wells
  21. Beth Brown
  22. Josh Davis (Mississippi)
  23. Blaine LaFontaine
  24. Jason Boyd
  25. Doug Adams (Mississippi)
  26. Gary Lennep
  27. B.C. Hammond
  28. Butch Loper
  29. Beth Waldo
  30. Burton Swoope
  31. Scott Carnegie
  32. C.T. Switzer

Other parties

  1. Danny Bedwell

Independents

  1. Paul Pecou
  2. Clara Dawkins
  3. Terrence Edison Jr.
  4. Calvin Stewart

House of Representatives

Democratic

  1. Stephanie Skipper
  2. Janis Triplett Patterson
  3. Carl Robinson (Mississippi)
  4. Zelda Hill
  5. Theresa Gillespie Isom
  6. Bobby Dailey
  7. Pamela Denham
  8. Pat Montgomery
  9. Cathy Grace
  10. Anthony Pierre' Jackson
  11. Tavarris Cross Sr.
  12. Dirk Dickson
  13. Earth Robinson
  14. Lonnie Holmes
  15. Edelia Carthan
  16. Shabaka Harrison
  17. Felicia Tripp
  18. Gayle Walsh Massey
  19. Jason McCarty
  20. Joe Bradford
  21. L. R. Easterling
  22. Aisha Sanders
  23. Ben Thompson
  24. Brandon Rue
  25. Edward Hargrove Jr.
  26. Matthew Daves
  27. Felix Gines
  28. Inez Kelleher
  29. Wendy McDonald
  30. Matt Williams (Mississippi)
  31. Jimmy Russell
  32. Jimmy Davidson
  33. Lisa Wynn
  34. Jacqueline Simon
  35. Rita Wilkinson Goss
  36. Vicki Slater
  37. Machelle Shelby Kyles
  38. Cassandra Welchlin
  39. Tammy Cotton
  40. Tasha Dillon
  41. Tiffany Kilpatrick
  42. Christopher Thomas (Mississippi)
  43. Mitch Ellerby (Mississippi)
  44. Natarsha Lindsey
  45. Nolan Webb
  46. Jordon Hillhouse
  47. Michquel McCullough
  48. Marilyn Young
  49. Harold Harris (Mississippi)
  50. Amanda Campbell (Mississippi)
  51. Jeanette Knighten-Washington

Republican

  1. Daniel Waide
  2. Steven Utroska
  3. Andrew Waites
  4. Mike Duncan (Mississippi)
  5. Thomas Futral
  6. Randy Denton
  7. W.I. Harris Jr.
  8. William Tabb
  9. Francis Miller
  10. Charlie Roberts
  11. Dana Gwin
  12. Michael Sartor
  13. Jon Pond
  14. Johnny Black
  15. Trey Harvison
  16. Ricardo Mussiett
  17. Nancy Depreo
  18. Robert Dambrino
  19. Gary Crist
  20. Matt Brewer (Mississippi)
  21. Kenneth Fountain
  22. Richard Westfall
  23. Felix Gines
  24. Kelly Morris (Mississippi)
  25. Ben Winston
  26. Greg Holcomb
  27. Joshua Hardy
  28. John McCay
  29. Peggy Schumpert Hussey
  30. Bruce Bartley
  31. Vance Cox
  32. Christopher Hodge
  33. Christopher Thomas (Mississippi)
  34. Sheila Maulding
  35. Randall Stephen
  36. Amile Wilson
  37. Robbins Ellis Rogers

Other parties

  1. Vicky Rose
  2. Nicholas Onyshko

Independents

  1. Troy D. Brown, Sr.
  2. Tony Lawrence
  3. Thomas Howard (Mississippi)
  4. Jessica Lewis (Mississippi)
  5. Gregory Riley
  6. Toris Williams
  7. Roy May
  8. Mitch Ellerby (Mississippi)

New Jersey

General Assembly

Democratic

  1. Simone Jelks-Bandison
  2. Alex Bethea
  3. Allison Friedman
  4. Awais Qazi
  5. Barbara Singer
  6. Christine Clarke
  7. Danie Moss-Velasco
  8. Dan Soloman Smith
  9. Darcy Draeger
  10. Deana Lykins
  11. Denise King
  12. Edward Tolga Gonca
  13. Eileen Della Volle
  14. E. Julian Jordan III
  15. Erin Wheeler
  16. Gerald Falotico
  17. Gina LaPlaca
  18. Jason Celik
  19. John Birkner Jr.
  20. Johnny Bravo
  21. Kenneth Jones (New Jersey)
  22. Lisa Mandelblatt
  23. Mahmoud Mahmoud
  24. Malini Guha
  25. Maria Martini Cordonnier
  26. Marisa Trofimov
  27. Mark Lighten
  28. Mark Natale
  29. Michael Sedon
  30. Roger Quesada
  31. Ron Rivers
  32. Sarah Collins
  33. Stacey Gunderman
  34. Stephen Burd
  35. Steve Jose Poveda
  36. Steven Farkas
  37. Theodore William Johnson Jr.
  38. Wayne Lewis (New Jersey)
  39. Julie O'Brien
  40. Carlos Rivas (New Jersey)

Republican

  1. Mary Kay Palange
  2. Jason Mushnick
  3. Ann Carletta
  4. Antonio Pires
  5. Bina Shah
  6. Christian Onuoha
  7. Christine Madrid
  8. Christopher DiPiazza
  9. Clenard Childress Jr.
  10. Cynthia Plucinski
  11. Elizabeth Pla
  12. Fabian Rohena
  13. Foster Lowe
  14. Francesca Curreli
  15. Irene DeVita
  16. Jeffrey Brown (New Jersey)
  17. Jennifer Williams (New Jersey)
  18. John Anello
  19. John Barbarula
  20. John Papeika
  21. John Risley Jr.
  22. Joy Bembry-Freeman
  23. Khaldoun Androwis
  24. Maria Conception Powell
  25. Martin Marks (New Jersey)
  26. Matthew Woolley
  27. Mauro Tucci Jr.
  28. Michael Amoroso
  29. Michael Dailey
  30. Michael Kazimir
  31. Nicholas Kush
  32. Patricia Badovinac
  33. Patricia Quattrocchi
  34. Paul Dilks
  35. Peter Miller (New Jersey)
  36. Philip Guenther
  37. R. Jason Huf
  38. Robert Bengivenga
  39. Robert Cartalemi
  40. Rocco Genova
  41. Roger Forest Locandro
  42. Stephen Pakradooni Jr.
  43. Tamer Mamkej
  44. Thomas Calabrese
  45. Charles Donnelly

Other parties

  1. Blayne Lavalle
  2. Dioh Williams
  3. Harris Pappas
  4. Ian Holmes
  5. Nichelle Velazquez
  6. Tom Giangiulio Jr.
  7. Vincent Barrella
  8. Yolanda Johnson

Independents

  1. Derrick Ross
  2. Kathleen Cooley

Virginia

State Senate

Democratic

  1. Qasim Rashid
  2. Amanda Pohl
  3. Annette Hyde
  4. April Moore (Virginia)
  5. Dakota Claytor
  6. E. Wayne Powell
  7. Herbert Jones Jr.
  8. Karen Elena Torrent
  9. Kim Howard (Virginia)
  10. Laura Sellers
  11. Mohammed Sharafat Hussain
  12. Nicole Merlene
  13. Rebecca Raveson
  14. Ronnie Ross III
  15. S. Ben Hixon
  16. Stan Scott
  17. Veena Gupta Lothe
  18. Virginia Smith
  19. Yasmine Taeb
  20. Zachary Brown (Virginia)
  21. Missy Cotter Smasal
  22. Amy Laufer

Republican

  1. Joe T. May
  2. Arthur Purves
  3. Carolyn Weems
  4. Dale Sturdifen
  5. Elizabeth Lankford
  6. Rich Breeden
  7. Ron Meyer Jr.
  8. Suzanne Fox
  9. S.W. Hillenburg
  10. Tina Freitas
  11. Geary Higgins
  12. Jennifer Kiggans

Other parties

  1. Mark Lewis (Virginia)

Independents

  1. Elliott Harding
  2. George McCall III
  3. Jasmine Moawad-Barrientos
  4. Ken Heath
  5. Sherman Witcher
  6. Steven Nelson (Virginia)
  7. Waylin Ross

House of Delegates

Democratic

  1. Kevin Washington
  2. Hassan Ahmad
  3. Julius Spain Sr.
  4. Darlene Lewis
  5. Starla Kiser
  6. Jennifer Lewis (Virginia)
  7. Jim Barker
  8. Beverly Harrison
  9. Johanna Gusman
  10. Kecia Evans
  11. Juanita Matkins
  12. Laura Galante
  13. Catherine Copeland
  14. Akshay Bhamidipati
  15. Christopher Mayfield
  16. Elizabeth Alcorn (Virginia)
  17. Andres Jimenez
  18. Gayle Johnson (Virginia)
  19. Rebecca Leser
  20. Kathleen Galvin
  21. Kevin Wade (Virginia)
  22. Lindsey Dougherty
  23. Ann Ridgeway
  24. Neri Canahui-Ortiz
  25. Janie Zimmerman
  26. Eric Stamps
  27. Christian Worth
  28. Mike Asip
  29. Tim Hickey (Virginia)
  30. Jessica Foster
  31. Tavorise Marks
  32. Mark D. Wolfe (Virginia)
  33. Rhonda Seltz
  34. Todd Fearer
  35. Irina Khanin
  36. Jordan Law
  37. David Zilles
  38. Ella Webster
  39. Jennifer Kitchen
  40. Jennifer Woofter
  41. Karen Mallard
  42. Lenard Myers
  43. Linnard Harris Sr.
  44. Mark Downey
  45. Michele Joyce
  46. Trudy Bell Berry
  47. Suhas Subramanyam

Republican

  1. Michael Osborne
  2. Ron Wallace
  3. Jim Evans (Virginia)
  4. GayDonna Vandergriff
  5. T. Forrest Hite
  6. Steve Adragna
  7. Lori Losi
  8. E.J. Turner Perrow Jr.
  9. Gregg Nelson
  10. Dave Bourne
  11. Ronald Berman
  12. David Eaton (Virginia)
  13. Colleen Holcomb
  14. Bill Drennan
  15. Kelly Sweeney McGinn
  16. Michael Clinkscale
  17. Melanie Rapp Beale
  18. Nicholas Bell
  19. Darrell Jordan (Virginia)
  20. Heather Mitchell
  21. Maria Martin
  22. Mary Margaret Kastelberg
  23. Richard Hayden
  24. Gary Pan

Other parties

  1. James Jobe
  2. Pete Wells (Virginia)
  3. Rachel Mace
  4. Dustin Evans (Virginia)
  5. Dean Davison

Independents

  1. Billy Eli Fishpaw
  2. Connie Haines Hutchinson
  3. Ryan Collin Benton
  4. Larry Haake
  5. Linnard Harris Sr.
  6. Terrence Modglin
  7. Trudy Bell Berry

See also

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