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U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Governor
Statewide Executive
State Legislative
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Iowa
Iowa will maintain its current level of women’s representation in the U.S. House, with both (2R) incumbent women favored to win re-election in all-woman general election contests.
Montana
Montana is likely to remain a state that has no women representing them in the U.S. Congress, as the sole woman nominee for U.S. House will challenge an incumbent in a contest where the incumbent is favored. No woman has served in Congress from Montana since 1943 when Jeanette Rankin, the first woman in history to serve in the U.S. Congress, left office.
Women are all but assured to maintain their current level of representation (three offices) among Montana’s statewide elective executive officeholders. Incumbents Lieutenant Governor Kristen Juras (R) and Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (R) are favored to win re-election, and a new woman will win the all-woman contest for superintendent of public instruction, replacing outgoing incumbent Elsie Arntzen (R), who was defeated in her bid for the U.S. House.
New Jersey
New Jersey could increase its level of women’s representation in the U.S. House. Both (2D) incumbent women are favored to win re-election, and Sue Altman (D) is the Democratic nominee in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, where she will challenge incumbent U.S. Representative Tom Kean, Jr. in a contest that Cook Political Report currently rates as a toss-up. No more than two women have served simultaneously in New Jersey’s congressional delegation.
In New Jersey, neither woman major-party candidate for the U.S. Senate was successful, ensuring that New Jersey remains a state that has never sent a woman to the U.S. Senate.
New Mexico
Women are the majority (66.7%) of major-party nominees for U.S. House in New Mexico and could increase their representation by one in election 2024 to become an all-woman U.S. House delegation. Both (2D) incumbent women are favored to win re-election, and former U.S. Representative Yvette Herrell (R) will challenge incumbent U.S. Representative Gabe Vazquez (D) in a contest that Cook Political Report currently rates as a toss-up. New Mexico formerly sent an all-woman delegation to the U.S. House in 2021, where three women served simultaneously through January 3, 2023.
Nella Domenici (R) – daughter of former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) – has secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in New Mexico, where she will challenge incumbent Senator Martin Heinrich (D) in a contest currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report. If successful in November, Domenici would be the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate from New Mexico and the second woman senator to hold the same office as her father.
South Dakota
South Dakota is likely to remain a state that has no women representing them in the U.S. Congress, as the sole woman nominee for U.S. House will challenge an incumbent in a contest where the incumbent is favored. No woman has served in Congress from South Dakota since 2019.
Iowa
n/a
4 (2D, 2R)
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U.S. Senate
There are no U.S. Senate elections in Iowa in 2024.
U.S. House
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 4 of 8 (50%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in Iowa, including 2 of 4 (50%) Democrats and 2 of 4 (50%) Republicans.
The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. House falls short of the previous high (5), first set in 2020. One (1D) woman House candidate was unsuccessful. Of the 4 (2D, 2R) women nominees for U.S. House in Iowa: 2 (2R) are incumbents and 2 (2D) are challengers.
|
District |
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Mariannette Miller-Meeks |
R |
Incumbent |
White |
Likely Republican |
|
1 |
Christina Bohannan |
D |
Challenger |
White |
Likely Republican |
|
2 |
Ashley Hinson |
R |
Incumbent |
White |
Solid Republican |
|
2 |
Sarah Corkery |
D |
Challenger |
White |
Solid Republican |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 2 of 4 (50%) seats in the Iowa delegation to the U.S. House. Four (2D, 2R) women have served in the U.S. House from Iowa.
Women Candidates in 2024: Five (3D, 2R) women filed as candidates for U.S. House seats in Iowa in 2024. This is not a record high. They were 5 of 11 (45.5%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.
Statewide Elective Executive Office
There are no statewide executive elections in Iowa in 2024.
Montana
0
1 (1D)
4 (1D, 3R)
U.S. Senate
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: No woman has served in the U.S. Senate from Montana.
Women Candidates in 2024: Women were 0 of 5 (0%) major-party candidates for U.S. Senate in 2024.
U.S. House
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 1 of 4 (25%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in Montana, including 1 of 2 (50%) Democrats and 0 of 2 (0%) Republicans.
The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. House falls short of the previous high (2). Three (3R) women House candidates were unsuccessful. The sole (1D) woman nominee for U.S. House in Montana is challenging an incumbent.
|
District |
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Monica Tranel |
D |
Challenger |
White |
Likely Republican |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 0 of 2 (0%) seats in the Montana delegation to the U.S. House. One (1R) woman has served in the U.S. House from Montana. Montana is one of ten states that currently has no women serving in the U.S. House and one of eight states that currently has no women serving in Congress.
Women Candidates in 2024: Four (1D, 3R) women filed as candidates for U.S. House seats in Montana in 2024. This matches the previous high. They were 4 of 16 (25%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.
Milestones to Watch in 2024:
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No woman has served in Congress from Montana since 1943, when Jeannette Rankin (R) – the first woman to serve in Congress – completed her second term. Rankin’s first term in the U.S. House was from 1917 to 1919.
Statewide Elective Executive Office
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 4 of 12 (33.3%) major-party nominees for statewide elective executive office in Montana, including 1 of 6 (16.7%) Democrats and 3 of 6 (50%) Republicans.
The number of women major-party nominees for statewide elective executive office falls short of the previous high (5). One (1R) woman statewide executive candidate was unsuccessful. Of the 4 (1D, 3R) women nominees for statewide elective executive office, 2 (2R) are incumbents and 2 (1D, 1R) are running for open seats. A new woman is all but assured to win in the all-woman contest for superintendent of public instruction, replacing outgoing incumbent Elsie Arntzen (R), who was defeated in her bid for the U.S. House.
|
Office |
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lieutenant Governor |
Kristen Juras |
R |
Incumbent |
White |
|
Secretary of State |
Christi Jacobsen |
R |
Incumbent |
White |
|
Superintendent of Public Instruction |
Susie Hedalen |
R |
Open Seat |
White |
|
Superintendent of Public Instruction |
Shannon O’Brien |
D |
Open Seat |
White |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 3 of 8 (37.5%) statewide elective executive offices in Montana. Nineteen (9D, 10R) women have served in statewide elective executive offices in Montana.
Women Candidates in 2024: Five (1D, 4R) women filed as candidates for statewide elective executive office in Montana in 2024. This is not a record high. They were 5 of 21 (23.8%) total major-party candidates for statewide elective executive office in 2024.
New Jersey
0
4 (3D, 1R)
n/a
U.S. Senate
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 0 of 2 (0%) major-party nominees for U.S. Senate in New Jersey. Two (1D, 1R) women Senate candidates were unsuccessful.
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: No woman has served in the U.S. Senate from New Jersey.
Women Candidates in 2024:Two (1D, 1R) women filed as candidates for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2024. They were 2 of 7 (28.6%) total major-party candidates for U.S. Senate in 2024.
U.S. House
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 4 of 24 (16.7%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in New Jersey, including 3 of 12 (25%) Democrats and 1 of 12 (8.3%) Republicans.
The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. House falls short of the previous high (7), set in 2020. Five (2D, 2R) women House candidates were unsuccessful. Of the 4 (3D, 2R) women nominees for U.S. House in New Jersey: 2 (2D) are incumbents and 2 (1D, 1R) are challengers.
|
District |
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
Mary Jo Guinchard |
R |
Challenger |
White |
Solid Democrat |
|
7 |
Sue Altman |
D |
Challenger |
White |
Toss Up Republican |
|
11 |
Mikie Sherrill |
D |
Incumbent |
White |
Solid Democrat |
|
12 |
Bonnie Watson Coleman |
D |
Incumbent |
Black |
Solid Democrat |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 2 of 12 (16.7%) seats in the New Jersey delegation to the U.S. House. Seven (4D, 3R) women have served in the U.S. House from New Jersey.
Women Candidates in 2024: Nine (6D, 3R) women filed as candidates for U.S. House in New Jersey in 2024. This is not record high. They were 9 of 50 (18%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.
Milestones to Watch in 2024:
- No more than two women have served simultaneously in New Jersey’s congressional delegation.
Statewide Elective Executive Office
There are no statewide executive elections in New Jersey in 2024.
New Mexico
1 (1R)
4 (2D, 2R)
n/a
U.S. Senate
Women Nominees in 2024: Nella Domenici (R) has secured the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in New Mexico. She was unopposed in the primary election.
|
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nella Domenici |
R |
Challenger |
White |
Solid Democrat |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: No woman has served in the U.S. Senate from New Mexico.
Women Candidates in 2024: One (1R) woman filed as a candidate for U.S. Senate in New Mexico in 2024. She was 1 of 2 (50%) total major-party candidates for U.S. Senate in 2024.
Milestones to Watch in 2024:
- No woman has served in the U.S. Senate from New Mexico.
- To date, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is the only woman senator whose father previously held the same office. If successful, Domenici (R) – whose father Pete Domenici (R) represented New Mexico in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009 – would be the second woman senator to hold the same office as her father.
U.S. House
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 4 of 6 (66.7%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in New Mexico, including 2 of 3 (66.7%) Democrats and 2 of 3 (66.7%) Republicans.
The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. House falls short of the previous high (6), set in 2020. No women House candidates were unsuccessful. Of the 4 (2D, 2R) women nominees for U.S. House in New Mexico: 2 (2D) are incumbents and 2 (2R) are challengers, though Yvette Herrell (R-NM03) previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
|
District |
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Melanie Stansbury |
D |
Incumbent |
White |
Solid Democrat
|
|
2 |
Yvette Herrell |
R |
Challenger |
White* |
Toss Up Democrat |
|
3 |
Teresa Leger Fernandez |
D |
Incumbent |
Latina |
Solid Democrat |
|
3 |
Sharon Clahchischilliage |
R |
Challenger |
Native American |
Solid Democrat
|
*We are aware that numerous media organizations have reported that former U.S. Representative Yvette Herrell is of Native American heritage and a member of the Cherokee Nation. CAWP relies on self-identification to determine candidate and officeholder race/ethnicity. She has provided her self-identification with us as white alone.
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 2 of 3 (66.7%) seats in the New Mexico delegation to the U.S. House. Eight (6D, 2R) women have served in the U.S. House from New Mexico.
Women Candidates in 2024: Four (2D, 2R) women filed as candidates for U.S. House in New Mexico in 2024. This is not record high. They were 4 of 7 (57.1%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.
Milestones to Watch in 2024:
- New Mexico formerly sent an all-woman delegation to the U.S. House in 2021, where three women served simultaneously through January 3, 2023. Apart from New Mexico and single-member (at-large) House delegations, both Hawaii and New Hampshire have also sent all-woman delegations to the U.S. House.
Statewide Elective Executive Office
There are no statewide executive elections in New Mexico in 2024.
South Dakota
n/a
1 (1D)
n/a
U.S. Senate
There are no U.S. Senate elections in South Dakota in 2024.
U.S. House
Women Nominees in 2024: Sheryl Johnson (D) has secured the Democratic nomination for the at-large U.S. House seat in South Dakota. She was unopposed in the primary election and will challenge incumbent U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R) in the general election.
|
District |
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
At-Large |
Sheryl Johnson |
D |
Challenger |
White |
Solid Republican |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: No woman currently serves in the U.S. House from South Dakota. Two (1D, 1R) women have served in the U.S. House from South Dakota. South Dakota is one of ten states that currently has no women serving in the U.S. House and one of eight states that currently has no women serving in Congress.
Women Candidates in 2024: Johnson (D) was the only woman who filed as a candidate for U.S. House in South Dakota in 2024. She was 1 of 2 (50%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.
Statewide Elective Executive Office
There is only one statewide executive office up for election in South Dakota in 2024: public utilities commissioner. Nominees will be selected at party conventions. The Republican convention will be held June 6-8 and the Democratic Party convention will be held June 14-16.
For primary results summaries from other states and full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, see CAWP’s Election Watch.