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Federal 2026

DSA CANDIDATES REPORT

Democratic Socialists of America — All Documented Federal Candidates, 2026

U.S. Senate

Candidate	State	Backed by	Status	Campaign site
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan	Aligned / local support; not a national DSA endorsee; says he is not a member	Democratic nominee	abdulforsenate.com
Greg Levy	Ohio (Independent / PSL)	Some local chapters (Akron, Mahoning Valley)	On Nov. 3 ballot	greg4senate.com

U.S. House — On the November 3 ballot

Candidate	State / District	Backed by	Campaign site
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	NY-14 (incumbent)	Member; NYC-DSA local	ocasiocortez.com
Rashida Tlaib	MI-12 (incumbent)	Member; DSA National	rashidaforcongress.com
Claire Valdez	NY-07	Member; NYC-DSA local	clairevaldezforcongress.com
Darializa Avila Chevalier	NY-13	Member; NYC-DSA local	darializaforcongress.com
Chris Rabb	PA-03	DSA National + local	chrisrabb.com
Melat Kiros	CO-01	DSA National + Denver DSA	kirosforco.com
Donavan McKinney	MI-13	DSA National + Metro Detroit DSA	donavanforcongress.com
Mai Vang	CA-07 (top-two vs. Dem incumbent)	Sacramento DSA local	maiforus.com

U.S. House — Ran; lost primary, withdrew, or off ballot

Candidate	State / District	Backed by	Result	Campaign site
Oliver Larkin	FL-23 / FL-25	DSA National + FL chapters	Lost Aug. 18 primary	oliverlarkin.com
Cori Bush	MO-01	DSA National + local	Lost Aug. 4 primary	coribush.org
Brit / Brittney Robinson	FL-04	Local DSA	Lost Aug. 18 primary	—
Kyle Blomquist	MI-01	Local DSA	Lost Aug. 4 primary	—
Hartzell Gray	MO-04	Local DSA	Lost Aug. 4 primary	—
Nila Devanath	VA-02	Tidewater DSA	Lost Aug. 4 primary	—
Emily Berge	WI-03	Local DSA	Lost Aug. 11 primary	—
Katrina DeVille	WI-08	Local DSA	Lost Aug. 11 primary	—
Heath Howard	NH-01	Southern NH DSA	Suspended Aug. 24; lost Sept. 8	heathhowardnh.com
Jackson Franklin	IN-05	Central Indiana DSA	Did not advance	—
Mark Pinsley	PA-07	Lehigh Valley DSA	Did not advance	—
Chris Bennett	CA-03	Central Sierra Foothills DSA	Did not finish first/second in top-two	—
Byron Sigcho-Lopez	IL-04 (Independent)	Chicago DSA / member	Removed from ballot (signatures)	—
Cole Epley	KS-04	Listed on DSA campaign tables	Did not advance	—
Lauren Jewett	LA-01	Listed on DSA election tracker	On/after primary cycle; not a safe advance	—

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