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Dozens of candidates with science, technology, engineering, math, and medical backgrounds are on the ballots in local and national midterm elections. If there’s a scientist running for office who isn’t on this list, let us know.
Read more on the challenges scientists have faced making it through primary elections in federal races and how candidates for states offices are using their science backgrounds to appeal to voters.
Correction (October 24): A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Jasmine Clark is a professor at Emory University, where she is in fact a lecturer. The Scientist regrets the error.
