As the nation gears up for Tuesday’s midterms, healthcare is on many voters’ minds — and some voters will see physicians on their ballots this time around, including in congressional and statewide races.
In addition to one senator and 15 representatives — all physicians — who are running for re-election, there are also quite a few challengers in the mix.
Here is a list, compiled from various online sources, of physicians to keep an eye on come Tuesday. MedPage Today has interviewed some of these candidates, and those stories are linked below. For a list of nurses running for office, click here.
Senate
Roger Marshall, MD (R-Kan.) — incumbent
Annie Andrews, MD (D-S.C.) — challenger
Abdul El-Sayed, MD (D-Mich.) — challenger
Michael Katz, MD (R-Del.) — challenger
House
Ami Bera, MD (D-Calif.) — incumbent
Herb Conaway, MD, JD (D-N.J.) — incumbent
Scott DesJarlais, MD (R-Tenn.) — incumbent
Maxine Dexter, MD (D-Ore.) — incumbent
Andy Harris, MD (R-Md.) — incumbent
Ronny Jackson, MD (R-Texas) — incumbent
John Joyce, MD (R-Pa.) — incumbent
Mike Kennedy, MD (R-Utah) — incumbent
Rich McCormick, MD (R-Ga.) — incumbent
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD (R-Iowa) — incumbent
Kelly Morrison, MD (D-Minn.) — incumbent
Greg Murphy, MD (R-N.C.) — incumbent
Bob Onder, MD (R-Mo.) — incumbent
Raul Ruiz, MD (D-Calif.) — incumbent
Kim Schrier, MD (D-Wash.) — incumbent
Ralph Alvarado, MD (R-Ky.) — challenger
John Cowan, MD (R-Ga.) — challenger
Adam Hamawy, MD (D-N.J.) — challenger
Richard Pan, MD (D-Calif.) — challenger
Amish Shah, MD (D-Ariz.) — challenger
Governor
Amy Acton, MD (D-Ohio) — challenger
