“We join with Armenian Americans from across the country in congratulating the winners of these elections from both parties, and look forward to working constructively with the new members and leaders of Congress,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.

Five out of the six Senators endorsed by the ANCA emerged victorious, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Mark Kirk, Barbara Boxer, Chuck Schumer, and Barbara Mikulski. The only ANCA backed Senate candidate to lose was Russ Feingold, a perennial cosponsor of Armenian Genocide legislation.

On the House side, ANCA endorsed 158 candidates in 31 states. Of this total, 152 were incumbents, of which, as of 2:00 am on November 3rd, only seven were reported to have lost their re-election bids. Each of the six non-incumbents endorsed and backed by the ANCA won their elections, including, most notably Michael Grimm, who, with the energetic support of ANCA activists in New York, unseated Armenian Genocide Resolution opponent Rep. Michael McMahon.

Among the key winners were Congressman Eric Cantor, who will likely be the House Majority Leader, and Thaddeus McCotter, who is also set to remain in the Republican leadership.