1998-2011 Candidates
Year after year, 21st Century Democrats proudly backs stand up Democrats who fight for progressive values that improve the quality of life for all.
| Candidate | Year | Office | State | Election Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Marsden | 2005 | State Delegate | VA | W |
| Kendrick Meek | 2010 | US Senate | FL | L |
| Bill Halter | 2010 | US Senate | AR | L |
| Barbara Boxer | 2010 | US Senate | CA | W |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | 2010 | US Senate | NY | W |
| Russ Feingold | 2010 | US Senate | WI | L |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 2010 | US House | NH | L |
| John Sarbanes | 2010 | US House | MD | W |
| Chellie Pingree | 2010 | US House | ME | W |
| Ben Lujan | 2010 | US House | NM | W |
| Mary Jo Kilroy | 2010 | US House | OH | W |
| Jim Himes | 2010 | US House | CT | W |
| Martin Heinrich | 2010 | US House | NM | W |
| Alan Grayson | 2010 | US House | FL | W |
| Keith Ellison | 2010 | US House | MN | W |
| Tarryl Clark | 2010 | US Senate | MN | L |
| Ted Strickland | 2010 | Governor | OH | L |
| Matt Dunne | 2010 | Governor | VT | L |
| Mark Ritchie | 2010 | Secretary of State | MN | W |
| Hans Riemer | 2010 | Council At Large | MD | W |
| Maryellen O’Shaugnessy | 2010 | Secretary of State | OH | L |
| Ben Nesselhuf | 2010 | Secretary of State | SD | L |
| Mac D’Alessandro | 2010 | US House | MA | L |
| Creigh Deeds | 2009 | Governor | VA | W |
| Jody Wagner | 2009 | Lieutenant Governor | VA | L |
| Steve Shannon | 2009 | Attorney General | VA | L |
| Steve Behar | 2009 | City Council District 19 | NY | L |
| Andy Meisner | 2008 | Oakland County Treasurer | MI | W |
| Barbara Favola | 2008 | Arlington County Board | VA | W |
| Rick Taylor | 2008 | State House 151st District | PA | W |
| Summer Starr | 2008 | State House 12th District | HI | L |
| Dan Scripps | 2008 | State House 101st District | MI | W |
| Connie Pillich | 2008 | State House 28th District | OH | W |
| Al McAffrey | 2008 | State House 88th District | OK | W |
| Deb Lavender | 2008 | State House 94th District | MO | L |
| Anton Gunn | 2008 | State House 79th District | SC | W |
| Adam M. Fetterman | 2008 | State House 81st District | FL | W |
| Ty Cobb | 2008 | State House 64th District | TN | W |
| Michael Calderin | 2008 | State House 119th District | FL | L |
| Daniel Biss | 2008 | State House 17th District | IL | L |
| Hannah-Beth Jackson | 2008 | State Senate 19th District | CA | W |
| Wendy Davis | 2008 | State Senate 10th District | TX | W |
| Clint Zweifel | 2008 | State Treasurer | MO | W |
| Jim Roth | 2008 | Corporation Commissioner | OK | L |
| Linda McCulloch | 2008 | Secretary of State | MT | W |
| Denise Juneau | 2008 | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | MT | W |
| Rich Cordray | 2008 | Attorney General | OH | W |
| Steve Bullock | 2008 | Attorney General | MT | W |
| Kate Brown | 2008 | Secretary of State | OR | W |
| Jack Markell | 2008 | Governor | DE | W |
| Chris Gregoire | 2008 | Governor | WA | W |
| Gary Trauner | 2008 | US Congress At Large | WY | L |
| Harry Teague | 2008 | US Congress 2nd District | NM | W |
| Linda Stender | 2008 | US Congress 7th District | NJ | L |
| Jackie Speier | 2008 | US Congress 12th District | CA | W |
| Mike Smith | 2008 | US Congress 8th District | FL | L |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 2008 | US Congress 1st District | NH | W |
| Dennis Shulman | 2008 | US Congress 5th District | NJ | L |
| Dan Seals | 2008 | US Congress 10th District | IL | L |
| Mark Schauer | 2008 | US Congress 7th District | MI | W |
| Jon Powers | 2008 | US Congress 26th District | NY | L |
| Chellie Pingree | 2008 | US Congress District 1 | ME | W |
| Gary Peters | 2008 | US Congress 9th District | MI | W |
| Raul Martinez | 2008 | US Congress 21st District | FL | L |
| Betsy Markey | 2008 | US Congress District 4 | CO | W |
| Dan Maffei | 2008 | US Congress 25th District | NY | W |
| Mike Lumpkin | 2008 | US Congress 52nd District | CA | L |
| Ben Lujan | 2008 | US Congress 3rd District | NM | W |
| Nicholas Leibham | 2008 | US Congress 50th District | CA | L |
| Frank Kratovil | 2008 | US Congress 1st District | MD | W |
| Suzanne Kosmas | 2008 | US Congress 24th District | FL | W |
| Larry Kissell | 2008 | US Congress 8th District | NC | W |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 2008 | US Congress 1st District | AZ | W |
| Mary Jo Kilroy | 2008 | US Congress 15th District | OH | W |
| Christine Jennings | 2008 | US Congress 13th District | FL | L |
| Jim Himes | 2008 | US Congress 4th District | CT | W |
| Martin Heinrich | 2008 | US Congress 1st District | NM | W |
| Debbie Halvorson | 2008 | US Congress 11th District | IL | W |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | 2008 | US Congress 20th District | NY | W |
| Gabrielle Giffords | 2008 | US Congress 8th District | AZ | W |
| Bill Foster | 2008 | US Congress 14th District | IL | W |
| Joe Garcia | 2008 | US Congress 10th District | FL | L |
| Joan Fitz-Gerald | 2008 | US Congress 2nd District | CO | L |
| Donna Edwards | 2008 | US Congress 4th District | MD | W |
| Steve Driehaus | 2008 | US Congress 1st District | OH | W |
| Darcy Burner | 2008 | US Congress 8th District | WA | L |
| André Carson | 2008 | US Congress 7th District | IN | W |
| John Boccieri | 2008 | US Congress 16th District | OH | W |
| Diane Benson | 2008 | US Congress At Large | AK | L |
| Kay Barnes | 2008 | US Congress 6th District | MO | L |
| Judy Baker | 2008 | US Congress 9th District | MO | L |
| John Adler | 2008 | US Congress 3rd District | NJ | W |
| Tom Udall | 2008 | US Senate | NM | W |
| Jeanne Shaheen | 2008 | US Senate | NH | W |
| Andrew Rice | 2008 | US Senate | OK | L |
| Jeff Merkley | 2008 | US Senate | OR | W |
| Jim Martin | 2008 | US Senate | GA | L |
| Tom Allen | 2008 | US Senate | ME | L |
| Albert Pollard | 2007 | State Senate 28th District | VA | L |
| Janet Oleszek | 2007 | State Senate 37th District | VA | L |
| David Mejias | 2007 | County Legislator Nassau County | NY | W |
| Fred Mason, III | 2007 | City Council Baltimore | MD | L |
| Lee Helgen | 2007 | City Council | Saint Paul, MN | W |
| Pakou Hang | 2007 | City Council | Saint Paul, MN | L |
| Carlos Del Toro | 2007 | State House 88th District | VA | L |
| Tom Bullock | 2007 | City Council | Lakewood, OH | W |
| Gabby Giffords | 2006 | US Congress 8th District | AZ | W |
| Diane Farrell | 2006 | Us Congress 4th District | CT | L |
| Keith Ellison | 2006 | US Congress 5th District | MN | W |
| Brooke Ellison | 2006 | State Senate 2nd District | NY | L |
| Matt Dunne | 2006 | Lieutenant Governor | VT | L |
| Richard Cordray | 2006 | State Treasurer | OH | W |
| Darcy Burner | 2006 | US Congress 8th District | WA | L |
| Jennifer Brunner | 2006 | Secretary of State | OH | W |
| Debra Bowen | 2006 | Secretary of State | CA | W |
| John Bonifaz | 2006 | Secretary of State | MA | L |
| Kenneth Ulman | 2002 | County Executive | MD | W |
| Candidate | Year | Office | State | Election Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Carson | 1998 | City Council | IN | w |
| Christine Kehoe | 1998 | US Congress | CA | L |
| Sally Harrell | 1998 | State House | GA | L |
| Tom Vilsack | 1998 | Governor | IA | W |
| Barbara Boxer | 1998 | US Senate | CA | W |
| Barron Hill | 1998 | US Congress | IN | W |
| Allyson Schwartz | 2004 | US Congress | PA | W |
| Kalyn Free | 2004 | US Congress | OK | L |
| Stephanie Herseth | 2004 | US Congress | SD | W |
| Barack Obama | 2004 | US Senate | IL | W |
| Tim Bishop | 2004 | US Congress | NY | W |
| Ken Salazar | 2004 | US Senate | CO | W |
| Richard Romero | 2004 | US Congress | NM | L |
| Don Barbieri | 2004 | US Congress | WA | L |
| Emanuel Cleaver II | 2004 | US Congress | MO | W |
| Jon Jennings | 2004 | US Congress | IN | L |
| Lois Murphy | 2004 | US Congress | PA | L |
| Brian Joyce | 2003 | School Board | MN | L |
| Charlie F. Taylor | 2003 | State House | VA | L |
| Mark Sickles | 2003 | State House | VA | W |
| Jim Ellison | 2003 | Mayor | MI | W |
| Tammy Pust | 2003 | Mayor | MN | L |
| David Thune | 2003 | City Council | MN | W |
| Vicki Barnett | 2003 | Mayor | MI | W |
| Kazoua Kong-Thao | 2003 | School Board | MN | W |
| Gary Lelito | 2003 | City Commission | MI | W |
| Randy Bruce | 2003 | City Council | MI | W |
| Hunter McGuire | 2003 | State House | VA | L |
| Anne Carroll | 2003 | School Board | MN | W |
| Lee Helgen | 2003 | City Council | MN | W |
| Floyd Clack | 2003 | Mayor | MI | L |
| Patricia Morrissey | 2003 | State House | VA | L |
| David Thune | 2003 | City Council | MN | W |
| Alicia Reece | 2003 | City Council | OH | W |
| Ann Pugh | 2002 | State House | VT | W |
| Annie Betancourt | 2002 | US Congress | FL | L |
| Tim Johnson | 2002 | US Senate | SD | W |
| Stephanie Herseth | 2002 | US Congress | SD | L |
| Greg MacPherson | 2002 | State House | OR | W |
| Chellie Pingree | 2002 | Senate | ME | L |
| Susan Conroy | 2002 | State House | IA | L |
| Mary Landrieu | 2002 | Senate | LA | W |
| Charlie Ringo | 2002 | State Senate | OR | W |
| Mike Hanley | 2002 | State Senate | MI | L |
| Richard Romero | 2002 | US Congress | NM | L |
| Thomas Fiegen | 2002 | State Senate | IA | L |
| Dan Wofford | 2002 | US Congress | PA | L |
| Richard Cordray | 2002 | Treasurer | OH | W |
| Jim Mccullogh | 2002 | State House | VT | W |
| Tim Bishop | 2002 | US Congress | NY | W |
| Mel Fox | 2002 | US Congress | IN | L |
| Tom Harkin | 2002 | US Senate | IA | W |
| Kathleen Kennedy Townsend | 2002 | Governor | MD | L |
| Ed LaForge | 2002 | State Senate | MI | L |
| Hinda Miller | 2002 | State Senate | VT | W |
| Helen Head | 2002 | State House | VT | W |
| Mike Swaim | 2002 | State House | OR | L |
| Raul Grijalva | 2002 | US Congress | AZ | W |
| Rosemary Schwartz | 2002 | State House | IA | L |
| Mary Peterson | 2002 | State House | VT | W |
| Ernest Shand | 2002 | State House | VT | W |
| Jim Marshall | 2002 | US Congress | GA | W |
| Rosemary “Rozo” Mclaughlin | 2002 | State House | VT | W |
| Alice Emmons | 2002 | State House | VT | W |
| John Norris | 2002 | US Congress | IA | L |
| Mike Feeley | 2002 | US Congress | CO | L |
| Joan Fitz-Gerald | 2002 | State Senate | CO | W |
| Susan Davis | 2002 | US Congress | CA | W |
| Doug Racine | 2002 | Governor | VT | L |
| Michael Reasoner | 2002 | State House | IA | W |
| Debbie Evans | 2002 | State House | VT | L |
| Wesley Whitehead | 2002 | State House | IA | W |
| Dan Bishop | 2002 | State House | MO | W |
| John McCoy | 2002 | State House | WA | W |
| Dario Herrera | 2002 | US Congress | NV | L |
| Roger Wendt | 2002 | State House | IA | W |
| Alice Winn | 2002 | State House | VT | L |
| Ed OÕBrien | 2002 | US Congress | PA | L |
| Mark Fernald | 2002 | Governor | NH | L |
| Barabara Ross | 2002 | State Senate | OR | L |
| Julie Thomas | 2002 | US Congress | IA | L |
| David Bonior | 2002 | Governor | MI | L |
| Deb Cherry | 2002 | State Senate | MI | W |
| Matt Dunne | 2002 | State Senate | VT | W |
| Hilary Spence | 2002 | County Council | MD | L |
| Sara Gagliardi | 2002 | State House | CO | L |
| Earl Pomeroy | 2002 | US Congress | ND | W |
| Sue Farrar | 2002 | State House | VT | L |
| Martha Fuller-Clark | 2002 | US Congress | NH | L |
| Tony Marino | 2002 | State Senate | CO | L |
| Rodney Alexander | 2002 | US Congress | LA | W |
| Sharon LeMasters | 2002 | State Senate | MI | L |
| Mira Shea | 2002 | State House | VT | L |
| Steve Pestka | 2002 | State Senate | MI | L |
| Mary O’Brien | 2002 | State House | VT | L |
| Moe Keller | 2002 | State Senate | CO | W |
| Clint Martin | 2002 | State House | VT | W |
| Joe Courtney | 2002 | US Congress | CT | L |
| Guy Guzzone | 2002 | County Council | MD | W |
| Byran Johnston | 2002 | State Senate | OR | L |
| Radny Guy | 2002 | State House | VT | L |
| Andy Meisner | 2002 | State House | MI | W |
| Art Hogan | 2002 | State Senate | VT | L |
| Hope Harrington | 2002 | County Council | MD | W |
| Joe Smith | 2002 | State Senate | OK | L |
| Dave Campbell | 2002 | State House | IA | L |
| Maurice Welte | 2002 | State Senate | IA | L |
| Brad Avakian | 2002 | State House | OR | W |
| Richard Devlin | 2002 | State Senate | OR | W |
| Joan Lenes | 2002 | State House | VT | L |
| Walter Mondale | 2002 | US Senate | MN | L |
| Tim Jerman | 2002 | State House | VT | L |
| Elona Street Stewart | 2001 | School Board | MN | W |
| Jim Jendrasiak | 2001 | City Council | MI | W |
| Doug Rainer | 2001 | Freeholder | NJ | W |
| Toni Carter | 2001 | School Board | MN | W |
| Diane Fauntleroy | 2001 | Freeholder | NJ | |
| Jim Forcinito | 2001 | Freeholder | NJ | L |
| Bill Thompson | 2001 | Comptroller | NY | W |
| Mark Sickles | 2001 | State Delegate | VA | L |
| Marie Donigan | 2001 | City Commission | MI | W |
| Dave Crowley | 2001 | City Council | OH | W |
| Jane Anderson | 2001 | City Council | OH | L |
| Steve Sweeney | 2001 | State Senate | NJ | W |
| Saul Gross | 2001 | City Commission | FL | W |
| Kwame Kilpatrick | 2001 | Mayor | MI | W |
| Dan Paletko | 2001 | City Council | MI | W |
| Kris Amundson | 2001 | State House | VA | W |
| James McGreevey | 2001 | Governor | NJ | W |
| Kevin Beard | 2001 | City Council | MI | L |
| John Brodrick | 2001 | School Board | MN | W |
| Jay Benanav | 2001 | Mayor | MN | L |
| Alicia Reece | 2001 | City Council | OH | W |
| Ken Zebrowski | 2000 | State Senate | NY | L |
| Luanna Koskinen | 2000 | State House | MN | W |
| John Boccieri | 2000 | State House | OH | W |
| Geri Evans | 2000 | State House | MN | W |
| Doug Spade | 2000 | State House | MI | W |
| Karen Friedman | 2000 | State House | PA | L |
| Mark Meyer | 2000 | State Senate | WI | W |
| David Hansen | 2000 | State Senate | WI | W |
| Frank Floyd | 2000 | State House | MN | L |
| Cheryl Hadsall | 2000 | State House | MI | L |
| Nora Slawik | 2000 | State House | MN | W |
| Peggy Welch | 2000 | State House | IN | W |
| Loraine Coyle-Koppell | 2000 | State Senate | NY | L |
| Alice Clausing | 2000 | State Senate | WI | L |
| Larry Swoboda | 2000 | State House | WI | L |
| Laurent Soucie | 2000 | State House | WI | L |
| Sondy Pope-Roberts | 2000 | State House | WI | L |
| Roger Weber | 2000 | State House | WI | L |
| David M. Hall | 2000 | State House | PA | L |
| Wayne Burton | 2000 | State House | PA | L |
| Jack Evans | 2000 | State House | TX | L |
| Amy Sou Vruwink | 2000 | State House | WI | L |
| Alan Ritter | 2000 | State House | TX | W |
| Anthony J Melio | 2000 | State House | PA | W |
| Mark J Chilluti | 2000 | State House | PA | L |
| Wayne Coates | 2000 | State House | OH | W |
| Bob Glaze | 2000 | State House | TX | W |
| Jacques Lurie | 2000 | State House | PA | L |
| Juliann Secrest | 2000 | State House | OH | L |
| Steve Peggs | 2000 | State House | WI | L |
| Bob Dueholm | 2000 | State House | WI | L |
| Frank W. Yandrisevits | 2000 | State House | PA | L |
| John Frenz | 2000 | State House | IN | W |
| Chad Hobot | 2000 | State House | MN | L |
| TJ Rooney | 2000 | State House | PA | W |
| Oppenheimer | 2000 | State Senate | NY | L |
| Dario Frommer | 2000 | State House | CA | W |
| Sue Walton | 2000 | State Senate | IL | L |
| Ruth Johnson | 2000 | State House | MN | W |
| Don Reitz | 2000 | State House | IL | W |
| Larry Balow | 2000 | State House | WI | W |
| Dan Larson | 2000 | State House | MN | W |
| Joe Orso | 2000 | State House | PA | L |
| Paul Marquart, | 2000 | State House | MN | W |
| Richard T Grucela | 2000 | State House | PA | W |
| Dick Church | 2000 | State House | OH | L |
| Dan Ellis | 2000 | State House | TX | W |
| Ken McInnis | 2000 | State House | MN | L |
| Liz Krueger | 2000 | State Senate | NY | L |
| Liz Krueger | 2000 | State Senate | NY | L |
| Connie Bernardy | 2000 | State House | MN | W |
| Mike Redmond | 2000 | State House | MN | L |
| Herb Kerhl | 2000 | State House | MI | L |
| Mannella O’Shea | 2000 | State Senate | IL | L |
| Rich Ryan | 2000 | State Senate | IL | W |
| Bob Shrauger | 2000 | State House | MI | L |
| Terry Van Akkeren | 2000 | State House | WI | L |
| Chris J. Serpico | 2000 | State House | PA | L |
| Carol Liu | 2000 | State House | CA | W |
| Susan Hoosier | 2000 | State House | MN | L |
| Jerry Newton | 2000 | State House | MN | L |
| Mark Schauer | 2000 | State House | MI | W |
| William Callahan | 2000 | State House | MI | W |
| Jim Fowler | 2000 | State House | IL | W |
| Steve Samuelson | 2000 | State House | PA | W |
| Karen L. Mulkearn | 2000 | State House | PA | L |
| Andy Neumann | 2000 | State House | MI | W |
| Sandy Cihlar, | 2000 | State House | WI | L |
| Sue Smith | 2000 | State House | MI | L |
| Jim Wansacz | 2000 | State House | PA | W |
| Bob Bischoff | 2000 | State House | IN | W |
| Nancy Aiken | 2000 | State House | OH | L |
| Steve Dart | 2000 | State House | MI | L |
| Dick Welch | 2000 | State House | MN | L |
| Mark Thompson | 2000 | State House | MN | W |
| Larry Silverman | 2000 | State Senate | NY | L |
| Don Williams | 1999 | State House | VA | W |
| Elizabeth Psimas | 1999 | State Senate | VA | L |
| Linda “Toddy” Puller | 1999 | State Senate | VA | W |
| Jay Joseph | 1999 | State House | VA | L |
| Benny Keister | 1999 | State House | VA | W |
| Eileen Filler-Corn | 1999 | State House | VA | L |
| Sam Meeks | 1999 | State House | VA | L |
| Gladys Keating | 1999 | State House | VA | L |
| Frank Drew | 1999 | State House | VA | L |
| John Edwards | 1999 | State Senate | VA | W |
| Kris Amondson | 1999 | State House | VA | W |
| Jim Mitchell | 1999 | State House | VA | L |
| Albert Pollard | 1999 | State House | VA | W |
| Leslie Byrne | 1999 | State Senate | VA | W |
| Caleb Rossiter | 1998 | US Congress | NY | L |
| Lane Evans | 1998 | US Congress | IL | W |
| Roxanne Qualls | 1998 | US Congress | OH | L |
| Carol Moseley-Braun | 1998 | US Senate | IL | L |
| Glenn Poshard | 1998 | Governor | IL | L |
| Scott Harshbarger | 1998 | Governor | MA | L |
| Shelley Berkley | 1998 | US Congress | NV | W |
| Russ Feingold | 1998 | US Senate | WI | W |
| Shirley Baca | 1998 | US Congress | NM | L |
| Neil Abercrombie | 1998 | US Congress | HI | W |
| Lydia Spottswood | 1998 | US Congress | WI | L |
| Hubert, III Humphrey | 1998 | Governor | MN | L |
| Maurice Hinchey | 1998 | US Congress | NY | W |