“What’s next?” is a question J.D. Scholten often hears when he’s at the grocery store.

For most failed House candidates like Scholten, the answer doesn’t include running for Senate. But the Iowan is not your average losing candidate.

He is among a handful of former House Democratic hopefuls weighing runs for higher office after raising millions of dollars last cycle and capturing national attention. At least four others are considering running for Senate in 2020 (not to mention failed Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, who’s contemplating a White House bid).

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is trying to recruit Kentucky’s Amy McGrath to run against Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff says he will back Stacey Abrams for Senate, but isn’t “ruling anything out if she decides against” challenging Republican incumbent David Perdue. Democrats MJ Hegar and Joseph Kopser are considering bids against Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. Scholten is in “wait-and-see mode” when it comes to challenging Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst.

All of these Democrats proved they could raise the money necessary to compete in high-profile races last cycle and narrow the partisan performance gap in their districts. But they all also lost, which begs the question: Would their potential statewide bids be any different?