George Washington University alumni secured congressional and gubernatorial wins in the 2026 midterm elections, including one member reelected to a fourth term in the Senate and seven members reelected to the House of Representatives. An additional alumnus won his first House seat, while another is leading a race in the House that the Associated Press has not yet called.
Two GW alumni made history with their gubernatorial victories. Democrat Aaron Ford, M.A. ’97, who studied international education at GW, will become the first Black governor of Nevada after defeating one-term Republican incumbent Joseph Lombardo. Fellow Democrat Gina Hinojosa, J.D. ’99, will become the first Latina governor of Texas after she ousted three-term Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
Locally, another alumnus, Democrat Matthew Frumin, J.D. ’88, was re-elected as the D.C. councilmember for Ward 3, which represents the neighborhood where the Mount Vernon campus is located.
Here are congressional results, race by race. They will be part of the 120th U.S. Congress and will be sworn in on Jan. 3, 2027.
Senate
Mark Warner, B.A. ’77, representing Virginia
Warner was reelected to a fourth term in the Senate after defeating Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa.
Two other alumni—Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., ATT ’66-’68, and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., M.A. ’92, Honorary Doctor of Public Service ’17—are in the Senate but were not up for reelection.
House of Representatives
Gil Cisneros, B.A. ’94, California’s 31st District
Cisneros, a Democrat, won reelection to his third term by defeating Republican challenger Eric Ching.
Andrew Garbarino, B.A. ’06, New York’s Second District
Garbarino, a Republican, won reelection for his third term by defeating Democratic challenger Patrick Halpin.
Bob Harvie, B.A. ‘93, Pennsylvania’s First District
Harvie, a Democrat, won his first House by defeating Republican incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick.
Erin Houchin, M.P.S. ’12, Indiana’s Second District
Houchin, a Republican, won reelection to her third term by defeating Democratic challenger Brad A. Meyer.
Jared Moskowitz, B.A. ’03, Florida’s 23rd District
Moskowitz, a Democrat, won reelection to his third term by defeating Republican challenger Scott Singer.
Johnny Olszewski Jr., M.A. ’06, Maryland’s Second District
Olszewski, a Democrat, won reelection for his second term by defeating Republican challenger Dave Wallace.
William Timmons, B.A. ’06, South Carolina’s Fourth District
Timmons, a Republican, won reelection for his fifth term by defeating Democratic challenger Courtney McClain.
Jill Tokuda, B.A. ’98, Hawaii’s Second District
Tokuda, a Democrat, won reelection to her third term by defeating Republican challenger Brenton Awa.
Additionally, Darren Soto, J.D. ’04, a Democrat representing Florida’s Ninth District, is currently ahead in his race for a sixth term against Republican challenger and alumnus Dan Green, Ph.D. ‘12. The AP had not yet called the race at time of publication.
