By Nick Erickson
Ten George Washington University alumni secured wins in the 2022 midterm elections for Congress, including one member re-elected to a second term in the Senate and six members re-elected to the House of Representatives.
Of the successful alumni elected to Congress, three won campaigns in their first efforts at running for a seat in the nation’s legislature.
All will be part of the 118th U.S. Congress and will be sworn-in on Jan. 3, 2023.
Locally, another alumnus, Democrat Matthew Frumin, J.D. ’88, was elected as the D.C. councilmember for Ward 3, which represents the Mount Vernon Campus. He is succeeding GW Law Professor Mary Cheh.
Here are the results, race by race:
Tammy Duckworth, M.A. ’92, Honorary Doctor of Public Service ’17: U.S. Senate representing Illinois
Duckworth, a Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Kathy Salvi by a 56-42% margin to earn a second Senate term. Two other alumni are in the Senate—Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ATT ’66-’68, and Mark Warner (D-Va.), B.A. ’77—but were not up for re-election.
Julia Brownley, B.A. ’75: California’s 26th District
Brownley, a Democrat, bested Republican challenger Matt Jacobs with almost 55% of the vote, as of Tuesday morning. She will serve a sixth House term.
Neal Dunn, M.D. ’79: Florida’s 2nd District
Dunn, a Republican, won a fourth term in the House by defeating Democratic challenger Al Lawson, earning nearly 60% of the vote.
Andrew Garbarino, B.A. ’06: New York’s 2nd District
Garbarino, a Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Jackie Gordon by taking 61% of the vote to earn a second House term.
Darren Soto, J.D. ’04: Florida’s 9th District
Soto, a Democrat, earned a fourth House term by fending off Republican challenger Scotty Moore. Soto earned nearly 54% of the vote.
William Timmons, B.A. ’06: South Carolina’s 4th District
Timmons, a Republican, won an unopposed race to secure a third House term.
Susan Wild, J.D. ’82: Pennsylvania’s 7th District
Wild, a Democrat, edged out Republican challenger Lisa Scheller with 50.8% of the vote to Scheller’s 49.2%. This will be her third term in the House.
Newly elected to the House
Erin Houchin, M.P.S ’12: Indiana’s 9th District
Houchin, a Republican, won her first House seat by beating Democratic challenger Matthew Fyfe with 63% of the vote. She will succeed Trey Hollingsworth, a Republican who did not seek re-election.
Jared Moskowitz, B.A. ’03: Florida’s 23rd District
Moskowitz, a Democrat, knocked off Republican Joe Budd with 51.6% of the vote to earn a first term in the House. He replaces Democratic incumbent Ted Deutch, who did not seek re-election.
Jill Tokuda, B.A. ’98: Hawaii’s 2nd District
Tokuda, a Democrat, beat Republican challenger Joe Akana by securing just over 62% of the vote. A first-time House member-elect, she will succeed Kai Kahele, who served one term in Congress before pursuing Hawaii’s governorship in 2022, which Democrat Josh Green ultimately won.
