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DSA vs America First Status: Results; some races uncalled

DSA More Than Triples Its House Presence as All Five Newcomers Win

By AFNS Research Desk · · 1 min read

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Status: Results; some races uncalled.

All five House newcomers backed by the Democratic Socialists of America won on Tuesday, which NPR says more than triples the group's presence in the House. The winners are Darializa Avila Chevalier (NY-13), Claire Valdez (NY-7), Kiros (CO-1), McKinney (MI-13) and Rabb (PA-3).

Mayors and the wider count

According to the Forward, DSA-aligned candidates also won mayor's races: David Morales in Providence and Janeese Lewis George in Washington, D.C. DSA claims 84 wins nationwide (DSA tracker); AFNS has not independently tallied that figure.

Not every race has been called. The Forward reports that two California House races with DSA candidates and Nithya Raman's Los Angeles mayoral race remain uncalled. In Florida, Republican Ashley Moody beat DSA member Angie Nixon in the Senate race.

Leverage in the speaker vote

The new members still haven't committed to backing Hakeem Jeffries for speaker. Kiros and Avila Chevalier told Politico they may use their speaker votes to win concessions, and Rabb said: "I am nobody's rubber stamp" (as relayed by the Daily Signal).

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Sources

  1. NPR: DSA candidates in the 2026 midterms www.npr.org
  2. Forward: DSA, Democrats and Israel in the 2026 election forward.com
  3. DSA election tracker election.dsausa.org
  4. Daily Signal: Socialism watch live blog www.dailysignal.com

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