This page contains a list of all challengers who ran in the 2020 Congress elections. Challenger refers to a candidate who was not a current incumbent in the U.S. House or U.S. Senate at the time of the election, except for those who ran for a different chamber. This list includes those who were elected officials from other offices, such as state legislators and state executive officials. Click on the individual state tabs below for candidate names, which are organized by state, chamber and party.
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Alabama[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
No challengers from this party filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
Arizona[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Arkansas[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
No challengers from this party filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
No challengers from this party filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
California[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Colorado[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Connecticut[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
No challengers from this party filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Delaware[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Florida[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Georgia[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Illinois[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Indiana[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Kentucky[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Louisiana[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
Maryland[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Massachusetts[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Michigan[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
No challengers from this party filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Minnesota[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Mississippi[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
No challengers from this party filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Missouri[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Montana[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Nebraska[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
New Hampshire[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
New Jersey[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
New Mexico[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
New York[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
North Carolina[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
North Dakota[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
No challengers from this party filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Oklahoma[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
No challengers from this party filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Pennsylvania[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Rhode Island[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
South Carolina[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
South Dakota[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
No challengers from this party filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Republican[edit]
No challengers from this party filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Tennessee[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Vermont[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Virginia[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Washington[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
West Virginia[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Wisconsin[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
Wyoming[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
.
Other parties[edit]
No third party challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
Independents[edit]
No independent challengers filed to run in this chamber in this state.
U.S. House[edit]
Democratic[edit]
Republican[edit]
Other parties[edit]
Independents[edit]
See also[edit]