Democratic Socialists of America score record wins in US midterm elections

A record number of candidates for federal office backed by or affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) won in the November 3 US midterm elections. Chanpreet Singh, a member of the DSA’s National Electoral Commission, called the result a historic record for socialist electoral activity. The DSA says it has more than 120,000 members and chapters in all 50 states, and gained visibility after Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign and Zohran Mamdani’s 2025 New York City mayoral victory. In New York State, Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander were elected to federal office.