# Stand With Crypto-Backed Candidates Won 27 Midterm Races by Nov. 5 By Riza Dagoc Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/50534 Published: 2026-11-07T03:01:33.000Z Updated: 2026-11-07T03:01:33.000Z Section: Regulation > The group endorsed 45 candidates; 12 lost and six races were unresolved at the time of the Nov. 5 count. Candidates endorsed by Stand With Crypto had won 27 of 45 races in the Nov. 3 midterms by 11:40 a.m. ET Nov. 5, giving a measure of the crypto advocacy group’s reach. At that cutoff, 12 endorsed candidates had lost and six races remained unresolved. Nearly half of the 45 candidates were Democrats. Coinbase launched Stand With Crypto in 2023 to advocate for clearer rules for crypto companies. The results are separate from the group’s [scorecard rating 241 election winners as pro-crypto](). The scorecard reflects candidates’ stated digital-asset positions; it does not establish how they would vote on a specific bill. House Democrats are discussing broader digital-asset market-structure legislation that would expand a proposal from Rep. Maxine Waters, give the Securities and Exchange Commission more authority and limit the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s role. GSR Vice President of Research Carlos Guzman said the CLARITY Act has become harder to pass, though passage remains possible. He said Democrats may seek stronger consumer protections and provisions addressing conflicts of interest. ## Links in this article - [scorecard rating 241 election winners as pro-crypto](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/49548)