Related story: Record Number of Women Are Running for Governor ⭢ The previous high point for female governors occurred in 2007 when nine women served as their state’s chief executive. More than one-third of those women are Republicans-a higher percentage than GOP women running for the House. So far, 78 women have filed to run for governor in the 36 states holding races, more than double the prior record of 34 candidates in 1994, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. Women are also poised to record gains in statehouses. Related story: In the Year of the Woman, These Are the Races to Watch ⭢ They’d also be the first Latinas elected to Congress from Texas. Texas Democrats Veronica Escobar, a former county judge, and Sylvia Garcia, a state senator, are strong favorites after winning primaries in overwhelmingly Democratic districts left open by Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke and retiring Representative Gene Green. The two top Republicans and the top Democrat vying for the Arizona Senate seat being vacated by Republican Jeff Flake are women. In some key races, a woman is all but certain to replace a man.
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Sources: Federal Election Commission data compiled by Bloomberg, The Center for Responsive PoliticsĪlmost three dozen women have already seen their candidacies end with primary losses, and many more will fall by the wayside as the nominating season gets into full swing this month.
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