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Maryland
Maryland is poised to send 3 (3D) women to Congress in 2025. No woman has served in Congress from Maryland since 2017.
Angela Alsobrooks secured the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat, which is currently rated as “Likely Democrat” by Cook Political Report. If successful, Alsobrooks will be just the fourth Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate and the first Black woman to be elected statewide in Maryland.
State Senator Sarah Elfreth (D) is strongly favored to win the open seat in Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District, and April McClain-Delaney, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Commerce and spouse to former U.S. Representative John Delaney (D), is favored to win the open seat in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District.
Nebraska
Women’s congressional representation is unlikely to change in Nebraska as a result of the 2024 election. Incumbent U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R) is strongly favored to win re-election, and U.S. House challenger Carol Blood (D) will run against a strongly favored incumbent.
West Virginia
Women’s congressional representation is unlikely to change in West Virginia as a result of the 2024 election. Incumbent U.S. Representative Carol Miller (R), the only woman congressional nominee this year in West Virginia, is strongly favored to win re-election.
Women are the majority of West Virginia’s Democratic nominees for statewide elective executive office in 2024. If successful in contests that favor their Republican opponents, they could become the first women to serve as attorney general, auditor, and/or commissioner of agriculture.
Maryland
1 (1D)
5 (2D, 3R)
n/a
U.S. Senate
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 1 of 2 (50%) major-party nominees for the open-seat U.S. Senate contest in Maryland. Two (1D, 1R) women Senate candidates were unsuccessful.
|
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Angela Alsobrooks |
D |
Open Seat |
Black |
Likely Democrat |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: No women currently represent Maryland in the U.S. Senate. One (1D) woman has served as U.S. Senator from Maryland: Barbara Mikulski (D, 1987-2017).
Women Candidates in 2024: Three (2D, 1R) women filed as a candidates for U.S. Senate in Maryland in 2024. This is not a record high. They were 3 of 17 (17.6%) total major-party candidates for U.S. Senate in 2024.
Milestones to Watch in 2024:
- No Black woman has been elected statewide in Maryland, including for U.S. Senate.
- No Black woman has served as U.S. Senator from states other than California and Illinois.
U.S. House
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 5 of 16 (31.3%) major-party nominees already selected for U.S. House in Maryland, including 2 of 8 (25%) Democrats and 3 of 8 (37.5%) Republicans.
The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. House exceeds the previous high (4), first set in 1990. Twenty-one (16D, 5R) women House candidates were unsuccessful. Of the 5 (2D, 3R) women nominees for U.S. House in Maryland: 2 (2R) are challengers and 3 (2D, 1R) are running for open seats.
|
District |
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
Kim Klacik |
R |
Open Seat |
Black |
Solid Democrat |
|
3 |
Sarah Elfreth |
D |
Open Seat |
White |
Solid Democrat |
|
5 |
Michelle Talkington |
R |
Challenger |
Black/White |
Solid Democrat |
|
6 |
April McClain-Delaney |
D |
Open Seat |
White |
Likely Democrat |
|
8 |
Cheryl Riley |
R |
Challenger |
White |
Solid Democrat |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 0 of 8 (0%) seats in the Maryland delegation to the U.S. House. Eight (5D, 3R) women have served in the U.S. House from Maryland. Maryland 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 the U.S. Congress.
Women Candidates in 2024: 25 (18D, 7R) women filed as candidates for U.S. House seats in Maryland in 2024. This is a record high; the previous high was 20 women major-party candidates, set in 2020. They were 25 of 87 (28.7%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.
Milestones to Watch in 2024:
- No woman has served in Congress from Maryland since 2017.
- No Republican woman has served in Congress from Maryland since 2003.
Statewide Elective Executive Office
There are no statewide executive elections in Maryland in 2024.
Nebraska
1 (1R)
1 (1D)
n/a
U.S. Senate
There are two U.S. Senate elections in Nebraska in 2024: a full-term, regularly-scheduled election and a special election to fill out the remaining two years of the term of U.S. Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE), who departed in January 2023. Current U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R) was appointed to Sasse’s seat and is running for election in 2024 to keep it for the remaining two years of the six-year term.
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 1 of 3 (33.3%) major-party nominees U.S. Senate in Nebraska.
|
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Deb Fischer |
R |
Incumbent |
White |
Solid Republican |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: One (1R) woman – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R) – currently serves in the U.S. Senate from Nebraska. She is up for re-election this year. Three (3R) women have served as U.S. Senator from Nebraska.
Women Candidates in 2024: Incumbent U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R) was the only woman who filed as a candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska in 2024. She was 1 of 6 (16.7%) total major-party candidates for the two U.S. Senate elections in 2024.
U.S. House
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 1 of 6 (16.7%) major-party nominees already selected for U.S. House in Nebraska, including 1 of 3 (33.3%) Democrats and 0 of 3 (0%) Republicans.
The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. House falls short of the previous high (2). The only woman nominee – Carol Blood (D) – will challenge incumbent U.S. Representative Mike Flood (R).
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 0 of 3 (0%) seats in the Nebraska delegation to the U.S. House. One (1R) woman has served in the U.S. House from Nebraska. Nebraska is one of ten states that currently has no women serving in the U.S. House.
Women Candidates in 2024: One (1D) woman filed as a candidate for U.S. House seat in Nebraska in 2024. This is not a record high. She was 1 of 11 (9.1%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.
Milestones to Watch in 2024: No woman has served in the U.S. House from Nebraska since 1991.
|
District |
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Carol Blood |
D |
Challenger |
White |
Solid Republican |
Statewide Elective Executive Office
There are no statewide executive elections in Nebraska in 2024.
West Virginia
0
1 (1R)
3 (3D)
U.S. Senate
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 0 of 2 (0%) major-party nominees for open-seat U.S. Senate contest in West Virginia. One (1R) woman Senate candidate was unsuccessful.
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: One woman (1R) currently represents West Virginia in the U.S. Senate: Shelley Moore Capito (R). She is not up for election in 2024. Capito is the only woman who has served as U.S. senator from West Virginia.
Women Candidates in 2024: One (1R) woman filed as a candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia in 2024. This is not a record high. She was 1 of 10 (10%) total 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 West Virginia, including 0 of 2 (0%) Democrats and 1 of 2 (50%) Republicans. Incumbent U.S. Representative Carol Miller (R) will run for re-election in November.
The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. House falls short of the previous high (4).
|
District |
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
Current Cook Political Report Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Carol Miller |
R |
Incumbent |
White |
Solid Republican |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 1 of 2 (50%) seats in the West Virginia delegation to the U.S. House. Three (1D, 2R) women have served in the U.S. House from West Virginia.
Women Candidates in 2024: One (1R) woman filed as a candidate for U.S. House in West Virginia in 2024. This is not a record high. She was 1 of 10 (10%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.
Statewide Elective Executive Office
Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 3 of 11 (27.3%) major-party nominees for statewide elective executive office in West Virginia, including 3 of 5 (60%) Democrats and 0 of 6 (0%) Republicans.
The number of women major-party nominees for statewide elective executive office matches the previous high (3). One (1R) woman statewide executive candidate was unsuccessful.
|
Office |
Woman Nominee |
Party |
Seat Status |
Race/Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Commissioner of Agriculture |
Deborah Stiles |
D |
Challenger |
White |
|
Attorney General |
Teresa Toriseva |
D |
Open Seat |
White |
|
Auditor |
Mary Ann Claytor |
D |
Open Seat |
Black |
Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 0 of 6 (0%) statewide elective executive offices in West Virginia. Three (1D, 2R) women have served in statewide elective executive offices in West Virginia.
Women Candidates in 2024: 4 (3D, 1R) women filed as candidates for statewide elective executive office in West Virginia in 2024. This matches the record high. They were 4 of 26 (15.4%) total major-party candidates for statewide elective executive office in 2024.
Milestones to Watch in 2024:
- No Black woman has been elected statewide in West Virginia.
- No woman has served as auditor in West Virginia.
- No woman has served as attorney general in West Virginia.
- No woman has served as commissioner of agriculture in West Virginia.
For primary results summaries from other states and full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, see CAWP’s Election Watch.