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The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund endorsed a record 11 LGBT candidates, and a majority of them won their races. "This was a watershed election," Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Victory Fund, said in a press release on Wednesday.
The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund endorsed a record 111 LGBT candidates, and a majority of them won their races.
"This was a watershed election," Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Victory Fund, said in a press release on Wednesday. "Our government became more representative and our democracy became stronger. As we near the 30th anniversary of the death of Harvey Milk, it's enormously gratifying to see his dream realized in so many brave men and women heeding the call to run for office, and doing so openly, honestly and unafraid."
Here's a breakdown of the major races (LGBT candidates in bold):
John Perez - 43,095, 85%
Manuel Aldana Jr. - 7,636, 15%
Colorado U.S. House of Representatives
Jared Polis - 134,356, 59.7%
Scott Starin - 83,127, 36.9%
Jason Bartlett - 5,966, 54%
Melanie O'Brien - 5,021 (4,603 votes as Republican, 418 as Independent), 46%
Nicole LeFavor - 15,163 71%
Chuck Meissner - 6,111, 29%
Scott Brown - 49,705, 59%
Sara Orozco - 35,191, 41%
Christensen, Chad - 38,844, 49%
Andrew Martin - 37,801, 48%
North Carolina, state Court of Appeals judge
Robert Hunter - 11,102, 55.09%
John Arrowood - 8,976, 44.91%
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
Dana Murphy - 738,397, 52%
Jim Roth - 674,695, 48%
Kate Brown - 532,197, 50 %
Rick Dancer - 566,490, 47%
South Carolina U.S. House of Representatives
Henry Brown - 137,394, 53%
Linda Ketner - 121,902, 47%
Lupe Valdez - 387,483,
Lowell Cannaday - 320,877,
