Election night was a long one for atheist voters
By Kimberly Winston | Religion News Service November 5 at 3:29 PM
Election night was not a good night for Democrats. Ditto for atheists.
Daniel Moran, a Democrat and an atheist running for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives, lost his race, as did James Woods, an Arizona Democrat and atheist who was looking for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Woods was the only openly atheist candidate seeking a seat in Congress.
Both men had the support of several nontheist groups, including the Secular Coalition for America and American Atheists. In his concession speech, Woods described his loss as something of a win.
“We ran a campaign I think my atheist community can be proud of, and I hope we made it a little easier for other candidates to be open about their nontheism in the future as well,” he said. “We’re playing to win the long game. And we’re winning it.”
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