Muslim Candidates Running In The 2020 U.S. House Of Representatives Elections

Aisha Wahab (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in California, District 15. Update: Wahab has suspended her campaign.

Shahid Buttar (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in California, District 12. Update: Buttar advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020. He will be on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Ihssane leckey (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Massachusetts, District 4.

Alp Basaran (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey, District 9.

Solomon Rajput (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan, District 12.

Rush Darwish (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois, District 3. Update: Darwish was defeated in the Democratic Primary Election.

Badrun Nahar Khan (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in New York, District 14.

Nabila Islam (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Georgia, District 7.

Ammar Campa-Najjar (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in California, District 50. *Ammar claims he is not a muslim, but his grandfather was the mastermind of the Munich massacre. Update: Campa-Najjar advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020. He will be on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Sri Preston Kulkarni (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Texas, District 22. *It is unclear if Sri is muslim, but he is connected to CAIR. Update: Kulkarni advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020. He will be on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Imtiaz Ahmad Mohammad (Democrat) is running for U.S. House of Representatives in Florida‘s 22nd District.

Nasir Shaikh (Republican) is running for U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina, District 4. Update: Shaikh was defeated in the Republican primary.

Ameena Matthews (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois’ 1st Congressional District. The Democratic primary election is on March 17, 2020. Update: Matthews was defeated in the Democratic Primary Election.

Iman-Utopia Layjou Bah (Independent) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.

Saafir Rabb (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District.

Imran Khan (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Texas’ 6th Congressional District. Update: Khan withdrew from the race.

Shaniyat Chowdhury (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in New York’s 5th Congressional District. The Democratic primary election is on June 23, 2020.

Rashid Malik (Democrat) is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District.

Dalia Al-Aqidi (Republican) is challenging Ilhan Omar for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional seat in the 2020 election.

Leila Shukri Adan (Democrat) is challenging Ilhan Omar for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional seat.

Qasim Rashid (Democrat) is running for Congress in Virginia’s First District.

*This list will be updated as more candidates file to run.

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