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Election 2026: The physicians headed to the 120th Congress
Author(s)Richard Payerchin, Ron Southwick
Fact checked by: Keith A. Reynolds
It appears a record number of doctors won election or re-election in the 2026 mid-terms. Here's who they are.
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There will be a healthy number of doctors in the House and Senate when the 120th Congress convenes in January, and a few physician candidates were part of the races that helped shift control of Congress.
The current Congress tied the record of 20 physicians, according to an October analysis by the
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