Candidates from STEM and Medical Fields in the National Elections

See who’s on the ballot for House and Senate seats this year.

Written byKatarina Zimmer

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This year, more than 30 candidates with science, technology, engineering, math, and medical backgrounds are on the ballot for national elections.

If we’ve missed a scientist running for office, please let us know.

Winning candidates are highlighted in green. We will continue to update this list. (Last updated November 4)

Hiral Tipirneni (D)

Emergency room physician

Arizona, 6th congressional district

David Schweikert (R)

Ami Bera (D)
Incumbent
WINNER

Physician

California, 7th congressional district

Buzz Patterson (R)

Chris Bubser (D)

Biotechnologist, engineer

California, 8th congressional district

Jay Obernolte (R)

Jerry McNerney (D)
Incumbent
WINNER

Mathematician and engineer

California, 9th congressional district

Antonio Armador (R)

TJ Cox (D)
Incumbent

Chemical engineer

California, 21st congressional district

David Valadao (R)

Tony Cárdenas (D)
Incumbent
WINNER

Electrical engineering degree

California, 29th congressional district

Angelica Dueñas (D)

Raul Ruiz (D)
Incumbent
WINNER

Physician

California, 36th congressional district

Erin Cruz (R)

Neal Dunn (R)
Incumbent
WINNER

Surgeon

Florida, 2nd congressional district

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Katarina Zimmer
After a year teaching an algorithm to differentiate between the echolocation calls of different bat species, Katarina decided she was simply too greedy to focus on one field of science and wanted to write about all of them. Following an internship with The Scientist in 2017, she’s been happily freelancing for a number of publications, covering everything from climate change to oncology. Katarina is a news correspondent for The Scientist and contributes occasional features to the magazine. Find her on Twitter @katarinazimmer and read her work on her website.
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