(as of November 21, 2015)
Elections in five states yielded mixed results for women candidates. Press release with full analysis available here. (as of 11/16/15)
Gubernatorial elections were held in KY, LA and MS. State legislative elections were held in LA, MS, NJ and VA.
| State | Elections being held in 2015 | Filing | Primary | GE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | Statewide | 1/27/15 | 5/19/15 | 11/3/15 | |
| LA | Statewide and Legislature | 9/10/15 | 10/24/15 | 11/21/15 | |
| MS | Statewide and Legislature | 3/1/15 | 8/4/15 | 11/3/15 | |
| NJ | Legislature | 3/30/15 | 6/2/14 | 11/3/15 | |
| VA | Legislature | 3/31/15 | 6/9/14 | 11/3/15 | |
Statewide Elective Executive and State Legislative Elections
General Seat Codes: I=Incumbent, O=Open Seat, C=Challenger, I/U=Incumbent Unopposed, O/U=Open Unopposed, O?=Open seat if defeats Incumbent in Primary.
| State | Office | Dist. | Candidate Name & Party |
General Seat |
General Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | Lt. Gov. | Sannie Overly (D) | O | Lost | |
| Lt. Gov. | Jenean Hampton (R) | O | Won | ||
| Sec. St. | Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) | I | Won | ||
| St. Treas. | Allison Ball (R) | O | Won | ||
| Agric. C. | Jean-Marie Lawson Spann (D) | O | Lost | ||
| LA | Total Filed: | Senate: 10 (5D, 5R) | |||
| Total Filed: | House: 42 (32D, 10R) | ||||
| St. Sen. | 001 | Sharon Hewitt (R) | O/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 005 | Karen Carter Peterson (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 012 | Beth Mizell (R) | O | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 014 | Yvonne Dorsey (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 015 | Regina Barrow (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 003 | Barbara Norton (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 009 | Dodie Horton (R) | O | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 016 | Katrina Jackson (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 029 | Ronnie Edwards (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 031 | Nancy Landry (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 032 | Dorothy Sue Hill (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 039 | Julie Emerson (R) | C | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 051 | Beryl Adams Amedee (R) | O? | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 053 | Lenar Whitney (R) | I | Lost | |
| St. Rep. | 061 | C. Denise Marcelle (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 063 | Barbara West Carpenter (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 064 | Valarie Hope Hodges (R) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 067 | Patricia Smith (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 069 | Paula Davis (R) | O | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 075 | Melinda Brumfield White (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 075 | Julie S. Stokes (R) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 093 | Helena Moreno (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 094 | Stephanie Hilferty (R) | C | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 100 | Alicia Plummber Clivens (D) | O | Lost | |
| MS | St. Treas. | Lynn Fitch (R) | I | Won | |
| Agric. C. | Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) | I | Won | ||
| Agric. C. | Addie Green (D) | C | Lost | ||
| St. Aud. | Joce Pritchett (D) | C | Lost | ||
| MS | Total Filed: | Senate - 22 (11D, 11R) | |||
| Won Pri.: | Senate - 12 (6D, 6R) | ||||
| Total Filed: | House - 36 (28D, 8R) | ||||
| Won Pri.: | House - 23 (18D, 5R) | ||||
| St. Sen. | 004 | Rita Parks (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 009 | Cristen Hemmings (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Sen. | 014 | Lydia Graves Chassaniol (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 016 | Angela Turner (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 018 | Jenifer B. Branning (R) | O/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 021 | Barbara Blackmon (D) | O/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 037 | Melanie Sojourner (R) | I | TCTC | |
| St. Sen. | 038 | Tammy Felder Witherspoon (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 039 | Sally Doty (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 040 | Angela Burks Hill (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 043 | Towana A. Wright (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Sen. | 048 | Deborah Dawkins (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 001 | Lisa Benderman Wigginton (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Rep. | 003 | Lauren Childers (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Rep. | 011 | Lataisha M. Jackson (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 014 | Margaret Ellis Rogers (R) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 029 | Linda F. Coleman (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 031 | Sara Richardson Thomas (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 040 | Hester Jackson-McCray (D) | O | Lost | |
| St. Rep. | 040 | Ashley Henley (R) | O | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 048 | Jill Butler (D) | O | Lost | |
| St. Rep. | 063 | Deborah Butler Dixon (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 069 | Alyce Griffin Clarke (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 070 | Kathy Sykes (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 071 | Adrienne Wooten (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 072 | Kimberly L. Campbell (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 080 | Omeria McDonald Scott (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 086 | Sherra Hillman Lane (D) | I | Lost | |
| St. Rep. | 092 | Becky Currie (R) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 095 | Patricia H. Willis (R) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 096 | Angela Cockerham (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 097 | Kitty Sasser (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Rep. | 111 | Kay Sims (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Rep. | 119 | Sonya Williams Barnes (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Rep. | 121 | Carolyn Crawford (R) | I | Won | |
| NJ | Total Filed: | Senate - 1 (1D) | |||
| Total Filed: | Assem. - 44 (27D, 17R) | ||||
| Won Pri.: | Senate - 1 (1D) | ||||
| Won Pri.: | Assem. - 46 (29D, 17R) | ||||
| St. Sen. | 001 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 004 | Gabriela M. Mosquera (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 005 | Patricia Egan Jones (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 006 | Pamela R. Lampitt (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 006 | Claire Gutafson (R) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 006 | Holly Tate (R) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 008 | Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 009 | Fran Zimmer (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 009 | Dianne Gove (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 010 | Kimberley S. Casten (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 011 | Joann Downey (D) | C | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 011 | Mary Pat Angelini (R) | I | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 011 | Caroline Casagrande (R) | I | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 013 | Jeanne Cullinane (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 013 | Amy Handlin (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 015 | Elizabeth "Liz" Muoio (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 016 | Maureen Vella (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 016 | Donna M. Simon (R) | I | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 018 | Nancy Pinkin (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 018 | Synnove Bakke (R) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 018 | Teresa Rose Hutchison (R) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 020 | Annette Quijano (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 021 | Jill Anne Lazare (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 021 | Nancy Muñoz (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 023 | Marybeth Maciag (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 023 | Maria Rodriguez (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 024 | Jacqueline Stapel (D) | O | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 024 | Gail Phoebus (R) | O | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 026 | Avery Hart (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 026 | Bettylou DeCroce (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 027 | Mila M. Jasey (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 028 | Cleopatra G. Tucker (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 029 | L. Grace Spencer (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 029 | Eliana Pintor-Marin (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 029 | Jeannette Veras (R) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 030 | Lorna Phillipson (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 031 | Angela McKnight (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 032 | Angelica Jimenez (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 032 | Lisamarie Tusa (R) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 033 | Annette Chaparro (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 034 | Sheila Y. Oliver (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 035 | Shavonda E. Sumter (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 035 | Ilia Villanueva (R) | C | Lost | |
| St. Assem. | 036 | Marlene Caride (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 037 | Valerie Vaineri Huttle (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 039 | Holly Schepisi (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Assem. | 040 | Christine Ordway (D) | C | Lost | |
| VA | Total Filed: | Senate - 15 (11D, 4R) | |||
| Total Filed: | Del. - 33 (26D, 7R) | ||||
| Won Pri.: | Senate - 14 (10D, 4R) | ||||
| Won Pri.: | Del. - 30 (24D, 6R) | ||||
| St. Sen. | 002 | Mamie E. Locke (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 011 | Amanda Freeman Chase (R) | O | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 012 | Siobhan S. Dunnavant (R) | O | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 012 | Deborah M. Repp (D) | O | Lost | |
| St. Sen. | 013 | B. Jill McCabe (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Sen. | 016 | Rosalyn Dance (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 018 | L. Louise Lucas (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 020 | Kim E. Adkins (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Sen. | 021 | Nancy V. Dye (R) | C | Lost | |
| St. Sen. | 026 | April D. Moore (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Sen. | 027 | Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 031 | Barbara A. Favola (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 032 | Janet D. Howell (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Sen. | 033 | Jennifer T. Wexton (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Del. | 012 | Laurie A. Buchwald (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 021 | Susan B. Hippen (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 022 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 024 | Ellen Arthur (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 025 | Angela M. Lynn (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 027 | Roxann L. Robinson (R) | I | Won | |
| St. Del. | 028 | Kandy A. Hilliard (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 031 | Sara E. Townsend (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 032 | Elizabeth Amy Miller (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 034 | Kathleen J. Murphy (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Del. | 038 | Kaye Kory (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Del. | 039 | Vivian E. Watts (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 041 | Eileen Filler-Corn (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 042 | Joana C. Garcia (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 043 | Anna Urman (R) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 046 | Charniele L. Herring (D) | I | Won | |
| St. Del. | 055 | Toni L. Radler (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 062 | Sheila C. Bynum-Coleman (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 063 | Lashrecse D. Aird (D) | O/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 069 | Betsy B. Carr (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 070 | Delores L. McQuinn (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 071 | Jennifer L. McClellan (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 075 | Roslyn C. Tyler (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 086 | Jennifer B. Boysko (D) | O | Won | |
| St. Del. | 089 | Daun Sessoms Hester (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 092 | Jeion A. Ward (D) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 093 | Lara S. Overy (R) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 094 | Shelly A. Simonds (D) | C | Lost | |
| St. Del. | 095 | Marcia "Cia" Price (D) | O/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 096 | Brenda L. Pogge (R) | I/U | Won | |
| St. Del. | 099 | Margaret Bevans Ransome (R) | I/U | Won | |