Ten Dems
Working to elect Democrats to the Senate and House in 2024
Site last updated: October 15, 2024
Changes since last month:
SENATE:
- Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin) and Elissa Slotkin (Michigan) added to super-priority list.
- Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland) and Jon Tester (Montana) moved from super-priority list to supplementary list of priority candidates.
HOUSE:
- Lanon Baccam (IA-3) moved from supplementary list to super-priority list.
- Rebecca Cooke (WI-3) and Janelle Stelson (PA-10) added to supplementary list.
- John Mannion (NY-22) moved from super-priority list to supplementary list of priority candidates.
CONTENTS
1. Our lists: Explanation
2. Super-priority list - October 2024
3. Supplementary list - October 2024
4. Ten Dems candidates in presidential swing states
5. The presidential race
The aim of this website is to identify for which candidates your donations or volunteering are likely to make the greatest difference in helping Democrats keep control of the Senate, and gain control of the House, in 2024.
1. Our lists: Explanation
Our lists in sections 2 and 3 are based on our conversations with experts in DC who have the best overview of every race in the nation. These are the candidates in the closest races; expected to be within 1 or 2 percentage points. We exclude candidates when they are in competitive Democratic primaries, or their Republican opponent is not yet known and may affect whether the race will be close, or there is a more-than-remote chance of redistricting in the state which may affect whether a House race will be close.
The hyperlink on each candidate’s name links to their campaign website, where you can learn about the candidate, and donate or volunteer if you wish.
2. Super-priority list - October 2024: The 10 candidates in toss-up races who are most in need of donations and volunteers now.
SENATE
- Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin) – 2024 video clip; 2024 video clip
- Elissa Slotkin (Michigan) – 2024 video clip
HOUSE
- Lanon Baccam (IA-3) – 2024 video clip
- Christina Bohannan (IA-1) – 2024 video clip
- Janelle Bynum (OR-5) – 2024 video clip
- Dr. Yadira Caraveo (CO-8) – 2022 video clip
- Adam Gray (CA-13) – 2023 video clip
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-8) – 2024 video clip; 2024 video clip; 2024 video clip about opponent Paul Junge
- Dr. Amish Shah (AZ-1) – 2024 video clip
- Missy Cotter Smasal (VA-2) – 2024 video clip; 2024 video clip about opponent Jen Kiggans
3. Supplementary list of priority candidates - October 2024: Other priority candidates in toss-up races who also need donations and volunteers, but their need is not as pressing as the super-priority candidates at this time.
SENATE
- Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland) – 2024 video clip; 2024 video clip; Sep 2024 video clip about recent polls about this race being close
- Sherrod Brown (Ohio) – 2024 video clip; 2024 video clip about opponent Bernie Moreno
- Jon Tester (Montana) – 2024 video clip; 2024 video clip; 2024 video clip about opponent Tim Sheehy
HOUSE
- Matt Cartwright (PA-8) – 2022 video clip
- Rebecca Cooke (WI-3) – 2024 video clip; 2024 video clip
- Don Davis (NC-1) – 2022 video clip
- Kirsten Engel (AZ-6) – 2024 video clip
- Laura Gillen (NY-4) – 2023 video clip
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3) – 2022 video clip; 2024 video clip about opponent Joe Kent
- Jared Golden (ME-2) – 2022 video clip
- Curtis Hertel (MI-7) – 2024 video clip
- Mondaire Jones (NY-17) – 2023 video clip
- Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) – 2024 video clip; 2024 video clip about opponent Derek Merrin
- John Mannion (NY-22) – 2024 video clip
- Carl Marlinga (MI-10) – 2024 video clip
- Dave Min (CA-47) – 2024 video clip
- Mary Peltola (AK) – 2024 video clip; 2022 video clip
- Josh Riley (NY-19) – 2023 video clip
- Will Rollins (CA-41) – 2022 video clip; 2024 video clip about opponent Ken Calvert
- Rudy Salas (CA-22) – 2024 video clip
- Janelle Stelson (PA-10) – 2023 video clip
- Emilia Sykes (OH-13) – 2022 video clip
- Derek Tran (CA-45) – 2024 video clip
- Tony Vargas (NE-2) – 2023 video clip
- Gabe Vasquez (NM-2) – 2022 video clip; 2024 video clip about opponent Yvette Herrell
- George Whitesides (CA-27) – 2024 video clip
- Susan Wild (PA-7) – 2022 video clip
4. Ten Dems candidates in presidential swing states: The better these candidates perform, the more likely that the Harris-Walz team will prevail.
Currently the Ten Dems candidates in presidential swing states are:
Super-priority candidates:
- Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin)
- Elissa Slotkin (Michigan)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-8)
- Dr. Amish Shah (AZ-1)
Supplementary list candidates:
- Matt Cartwright (PA-8)
- Rebecca Cooke (WI-3)
- Don Davis (NC-1)
- Kirsten Engel (AZ-6)
- Curtis Hertel (MI-7)
- Carl Marlinga (MI-10)
- Janelle Stelson (PA-10)
- Tony Vargas (NE-2) Note: Nebraska awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote and one vote for each of the three congressional districts. NE-2 is a swing district in the presidential race.
- Susan Wild (PA-7)
5. The presidential race: Clearly this is one of the most important presidential races of our lifetimes. Those wishing to donate to the Harris-Walz campaign can do so via the Harris Victory Fund. The better Harris-Walz perform, the more likely Ten Dems Senate and House candidates will win their toss-up races.
