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There are several candidates in the 2020 general election who have more in common than you might think.

Green Party deputy leader Catherine Martin has been elected in Dublin Rathdown.

She will share the three seat constituency with Fine Gael's Neale Richmond and Josepha Madigan.

While her husband Francis Duffy is running in Dublin South-West.

On Sunday night, he tweeted that he was "So proud of my wife".

So proud of my wife @cathmartingreen, who topped the poll in #DublinRathdown @greenparty_ie pic.twitter.com/h7zIfXTUhm

— Francis N. Duffy TD (@FNDuffy) February 9, 2020

Across the political divide, Holly Cairns of the Social Democrats was elected in Cork South-West.

While her boyfriend, Christopher O'Sullivan of Fianna Fáil, was also elected in the same constituency.

Tweeting (very early) on Monday, Ms Cairns simply said: "WE DID IT!"

WE DID IT! #GE2020

— Holly Cairns TD (@HollyLeahCairns) February 10, 2020

And the sister of Fine Gael's Kate O'Connell also ran in this election.

Mary Newman is hoping for a seat in Tipperary.

But it is bad news for Kate, who was edged out of Dublin Bay-South.

Ms Newman also tried to win a place in the Seanad in the 2018 by-election.

Main image: Francis Duffy and his wife Catherine Martin | Image via @FNDuffy on Twitter