Explore Data on Candidates

CAWP is a primary source for historical and contemporary data on women candidates, including individual and summary information  on individual candidates and aggregate data. In addition, CAWP staff and scholars provide analysis of how women have fared in elections across time and levels of office.

Women Candidates in 2026

The latest data and information on women running for office in election 2026. 

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Women Candidates in 2025

Data and information on women who ran for office in election 2025, including election results. 

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Election Results and Analysis

CAWP publishes real-time election results for women candidates in primary and general election contests, in addition to more detailed analyses of women in each election cycle. 

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Historic Facts on Women Candidates

CAWP has decades of information on women candidates, nominees, and winners for state legislative, statewide elective executive, congressional, and federal executive offices. In addition to over-time trends, this section includes a summary of record highs for the number of women candidates and nominees by office and party, as well as information on woman vs. woman contests. 

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CAWP Women Candidate Databases

CAWP provides downloadable databases of women filed candidates for U.S. Congress and statewide elective executive offices, as well as a database of women nominees for state legislatures nationwide. 


 

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Women, Money, & Politics Series

Since 2020, CAWP has published data and analysis on campaign contributions at the state and federal levels, with particular attention to gender, race, and party differences from the candidate and donor points of view.

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