Eleven GW Alumni Win Congressional Races, Including One New Member of the House

November 21, 2024

Authored by:

Greg Varner

Eleven George Washington University alumni secured wins in the 2024 elections for Congress, including one member elected to a third term in the Senate and nine members re-elected to the House of Representatives. One GW alumnus will be going to the House for the first time.

In a striking coincidence, a race in New York's 2nd district pitted two GW alumni, Republican incumbent Andrew Garbarino, B.A. '06, against Democratic challenger Rob Lubin, B.A. '17.

The winning candidates will become members of the 119^th U.S. Congress when they are sworn into office on Jan. 3, 2025.

Here are the results, race by race.

Returning to the U.S. Senate

Elizabeth Warren, ATT '66-'68

Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, will return to the Senate for a third term after garnering nearly 60% of the vote over Republican challenger John Deaton.

Returning to the U.S. House of Representatives

Julia Brownley, B.A. '75: California's 26^th District

Brownley, a Democrat, handily bested Republican challenger Michael Koslow with more than 56% of the vote. She will serve a seventh House term.

Gil Cisneros, B.A. '94: California's 31st District

Cisneros, a Democrat, was elected to a seat in the House left vacant by a congresswoman's retirement with close to 60% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Daniel Martinez. He had been previously elected to the House in 2018 in a different congressional district but was defeated for that seat in 2020.

Neal Dunn, M.D. '79: Florida's 2^nd District

Dunn, a Republican, won a fifth term in the House by defeating Democratic challenger Yen Bailey, earning more than 61% of the vote.

Andrew Garbarino, B.A. '06: New York's 2^nd District

Garbarino, a Republican incumbent, defeated Democratic challenger Rob Lubin, B.A. '17, by taking more than 60% of the vote to earn a third House term.

Erin Houchin, M.P.S. '12: Indiana's 9^th District

Houchin, a Republican, won her second term in the House by beating Democratic challenger Timothy Peck with more than 64% of the vote. She also bested Libertarian Party candidate Russell Brooksbank. Houchin also was elected by House Republicans to serve as Republican Conference secretary.

Jared Moskowitz, B.A. '03: Florida's 23^rd District

Moskowitz, a Democrat, knocked off Republican Joe Kaufman with more than 52% of the vote to earn a second term in the House. He fended off a challenge from Republican candidate Joe Kaufman.

Darren Soto, J.D. '04: Florida's 9^th District

Soto, a Democrat, earned a fifth House term by fending off Republican challenger Thomas Chalifoux and Marcus Carter, an independent candidate. Soto earned more than 55% of the vote.

William Timmons, B.A. '06: South Carolina's 4^th District

Timmons, a Republican, bested Democratic challenger Kathryn Harvey and Mark Hackett of the Constitution Party to secure a fourth House term.

Jill Tokuda, B.A. '98: Hawaii's 2^nd District

Tokuda, a Democrat, beat Republican challenger Steven Bond by securing at least 66.5% of the vote. This will be her second term in the House; she also defeated Libertarian challenger Aaron Toman and independent Randall Meyer.

Newly elected to the House

John A. "Johnny" Olszewski Jr., M.A. '06: Maryland's 2nd District

Olszewski, a Democrat, served two terms as Baltimore County executive before winning his bid for a House seat. He defeated Republican candidate Kim Klacik.