The Gay and
Lesbian Victory Fund endorsed a record 11 LGBT
candidates, and a majority of them won their races. "This
was a watershed election," Chuck Wolfe, president and
CEO of the Victory Fund, said in a press release on
Wednesday.
The Gay and
Lesbian Victory Fund endorsed a record 111 LGBT
candidates, and a majority of them won their races.
"This was a
watershed election," Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of
the Victory Fund, said in a press release on Wednesday. "Our
government became more representative and our democracy
became stronger. As we near the 30th anniversary of
the death of Harvey Milk, it’s enormously
gratifying to see his dream realized in so many brave men
and women heeding the call to run for office, and
doing so openly, honestly and unafraid."
Here's a
breakdown of the major races (LGBT candidates in
bold):
California State Assembly
John Perez - 43,095, 85%
Manuel Aldana Jr.
- 7,636, 15%
Colorado U.S. House of Representatives
Jared Polis - 134,356, 59.7%
Scott Starin -
83,127, 36.9%
Connecticut State Assembly
Jason Bartlett - 5,966, 54%
Melanie O'Brien -
5,021 (4,603 votes as Republican, 418 as Independent),
46%
Idaho State Senate
Nicole LeFavor - 15,163 71%
Chuck Meissner -
6,111, 29%
Massachusetts State Senate
Scott Brown -
49,705, 59%
Sara Orozco - 35,191, 41%
Nevada State Assembly
Christensen, Chad
- 38,844, 49%
Andrew Martin - 37,801, 48%
North Carolina, state Court of
Appeals judge
Robert Hunter -
11,102, 55.09%
John Arrowood - 8,976, 44.91%
Oklahoma
Corporation Commissioner
Dana Murphy
- 738,397, 52%
Jim Roth - 674,695, 48%
Oregon Secretary of State
Kate Brown – 532,197, 50 %
Rick Dancer -
566,490, 47%
South Carolina U.S. House of Representatives
Henry Brown -
137,394, 53%
Linda Ketner – 121,902, 47%
Texas, Dallas County Sheriff
Lupe Valdez - 387,483,
Lowell Cannaday -
320,877,
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