Results for Women Congressional and Statewide Executive Candidates in Election 2024

In 2024, 12 (10D, 2R) women won contests for the U.S. Senate. When combined with the 13 (6D, 7R) incumbent women senators not up for election this year, 25 (16D, 9R) women will serve in the Senate in the 119th Congress. As of Election Day 2024, 25 (15D, 9R, 1Ind) women serve in the U.S. Senate. 

Of the 12 (10D, 2R) women winners of U.S. Senate contests in 2024:

• 9 (7D, 2R) are incumbents; and
• 3 (3D) won open seats.

No women Senate incumbents were defeated in the general election. Three (2D, 1R) women Senate incumbents did not seek re-election. 

Follow this link for a complete and sortable list of women who will serve in the 119th Congress in 2025.

Breakdowns by officeholder race/ethnicity are below, indicating that a new high for U.S. Senate representation has been achieved by:

• Black women (2; 2D), surpassing the previous high of 1 first set in 1993.

The U.S. Senate will continue to have zero Native and MENA women members. No Native or MENA women have ever served in the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Senate Milestones

There are notable state-based milestones among women who have won U.S. Senate contests in 2024, including:

• Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) will be the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate from Delaware. She is also the first Black woman to represent the state in the Senate.
• Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) will be the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate from Maryland. 
• With the success of Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester, the U.S. Senate will for the first time have two Black woman senators serving simultaneously. 

In 2024, 125 (94D, 31R) women won contests for the U.S. House and will serve in the 119th Congress. They will be 28.7% of all members of the U.S. House. As of Election Day 2024, 126 (92D, 34R) women serve in the U.S. House.

This count does not include Erica Lee Carter (D), who will complete her deceased mother’s 118th Congress term (through January 3, 2025) in Texas’ 18th Congressional District. She did not compete in the regular election to serve in the 119th Congress. 

Of the 125 (94D, 31R) women winners of U.S. House contests in 2024:

• 107 (78D, 29R) are incumbents; 
• 16 (14D, 2R) won open seats; and
• 2 (2D) defeated an incumbent.

The current record for non-incumbent women winners of U.S. House seats in a single election is 36, set in 2018. The current record for non-incumbent Democratic women winners of U.S. House seats in a single election is 35, set in 2018. The current record for non-incumbent Republican women winners of U.S. House seats in a single election is 19, set in 2020.

Five (3D, 2R) women House incumbents were defeated in the general election. Thirteen (10D, 3R) women House incumbents did not seek re-election and 1 (1D) woman incumbent was defeated in her primary election. In addition, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) passed away after winning her primary election, leaving her seat open through Election Day; she is not included in Election Day counts of women officeholders. 

Follow this link for a complete and sortable list of women who will serve in the 119th Congress in 2025.

Breakdowns by officeholder race/ethnicity are below, indicating that no new highs have yet been achieved for U.S. House representation within any race/ethnic group.

U.S. House Milestones

There are notable state-based milestones among women who have won U.S. House contests in 2024, including:

• Yassamin Ansari (D, AZ-03) will be the first Middle Eastern/North African woman to represent Arizona in the U.S. Congress.
• Sarah McBride (D, DE-AL) will be the first openly transgender person to serve in the U.S. Congress. She will hold Delaware’s at-large U.S. House seat.
• Julie Fedorchak (R, ND-AL) will be the first woman to represent North Dakota in the U.S. House. With Fedorchak’s success, just one state still has never sent a woman to the U.S. House: Mississippi.
• Nellie Pou (D, NJ-09) will be the first Latina to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Congress.
• Janelle Bynum (D, OR-05) will be the first black woman to represent Oregon in the U.S. Congress.

In addition, 4 (2D, 2R) non-voting delegates from American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands will serve in the 119th Congress. 

In 2024, 1 (1R) woman won a contest to be governor and to serve in gubernatorial office in 2025. When combined with all 12 (8D, 4R) incumbent women governors (none are up for election this year), 13 (8D, 5R) women will serve as governors in 2025. They will be 26% of all governors in the U.S. This will be a new record high. 

The sole woman to win a gubernatorial contest this year was former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), who won an open-seat contest to be Governor of New Hampshire. 

Breakdowns by officeholder race/ethnicity are below, indicating that there is just one new high for gubernatorial representation that has been achieved by:

• White women (12; 7D, 5R), surpassing the previous high of 11 first set in 2023.

No Black, Native, or MENA women have ever served as governor in the U.S. 

No states elected their first woman governor in 2024. The number of states that have never had a woman governor is 18. As a result of the 2024 election, New Hampshire will have its fourth woman governor; the record high for women governors in any single state is five (Arizona).

Additionally, two U.S. territories held gubernatorial elections in 2024: American Samoa and Puerto Rico. Current U.S. Delegate Jenniffer González-Colón was successful in her bid to become Governor of Puerto Rico. Currently, just one woman serves among the five territorial governors: Lou Leon Guerrero (Guam). 

In 2024, 22 (8D, 13R, 1NP) women won statewide elective executive offices, including governor. They will join the 76 (44D, 31R, 1NP) women currently serving as statewide elective executive officials who are not up for re-election this year. Combined, 98 (52D, 44R, 2NP) women will serve in statewide elective executive office, including governor, in 2025. They will be 31.6% of all statewide elected executive officeholders in the U.S. As of Election Day 2024, 99 (54D, 43R, 2NP) women serve in statewide elective executive office. 

Of the 22 (8D, 13R, 1NP) women winners statewide executive contests in 2024:

• 13 (4D, 8R, 1NP) are incumbents; and
• 9 (4D, 5R) won open seats.

One woman statewide incumbent was defeated in the general election.

Follow this link for a complete and sortable list of women who will serve in statewide elective executive office (including governor) in 2024.

Breakdowns by officeholder race/ethnicity are below, indicating that no new highs have yet been achieved for statewide elective executive office within any race/ethnic group.

Statewide Executive Milestones

There are notable state-based milestones among women who have won statewide executive contests in 2024, including:

• Tina Cannon (R-UT) will become the first woman to serve as auditor of Utah.
• Elizabeth Steiner (D-OR) will become the first woman to serve as treasurer of Oregon.