Past Candidate and Election Information
Trends over Time for Women Candidates (1944-2018)
- Summary of Women Candidates for Selected Offices 1970-2018
- Women Candidates: Records for Major Party Nominations
- Woman versus Woman 1944-2018
- Women Congressional Candidates 1976-2018
- Women Candidates for Statewide Office 1970-2018
- Women in State Legislative Elections 1992-2018
Year-by-Year Candidates and Election Results (1996-2018)
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1996 |
2018 Elections
Results
- Women General Election Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Elective Executive Office
- Women Primary Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Elective Executive Office - winners and losers
- Women Candidates for State Legislatures
- Summary of Women Candidates for Congressional, Statewide and State Legislative Office
Analysis
- Gender Watch 2018
- By the Numbers: Women Candidates for State Executive and State Legislative Office in 2018
September 14, 2018 - By the Numbers: Women Congressional Candidates in 2018
September 12, 2018
Press Releases
- Results: Record Number of Women Elected to State Legislatures Nationwide
January 8, 2019 - Results: Women Candidates in the 2018 Elections
January 2, 2019 - Women Voters and the 2018 Midterms
November 8, 2018 - Women Make Strides in State-Level Primaries in 2018
September 17, 2018 - Record Number of Women of Color Nominated for U.S. House Seats
September 13, 2018 - Another Record Falls: Women Secure Highest Number of State Legislative Nominations in History
August 22, 2018 - Record Number of General Election Races for U.S. Congress Feature Two Women Candidates
August 16, 2018 - Record Number of Women Nominated for U.S. Senate in 2018
August 15, 2018 - Record Number of Women Nominated for Governor and U.S. House in 2018
August 8, 2018
2017 Elections
Results
- Women General Election Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Elective Executive Office
- Women Primary Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Elective Executive Office - winners and losers
Press Releases
- Big Gains for Virginia Democratic Women; New Jersey Elects Nation’s First Black Democratic Woman Lieutenant Governor
December 19, 2017 - Record Number of Women Freeholders Will Serve in 2018
November 17, 2017 - A Closer Look: Women Running in 2017
July 15, 2017
2016 Elections
Results
- Women General Election Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Elective Executive Office
- Women Primary Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Elective Executive Office - winners and losers
- Women Candidates for State Legislatures
- Summary of Women Candidates for Congressional, Statewide and State Legislative Office
Press Releases
- For Women in State Legislatures and Statewide Offices, Not Much Change
November 22, 2016 - Popular Vote Proves Americans Will Vote for a Woman President
November 11, 2016 - 2016 Election Analysis: Women Voters Did Not Abandon Clinton, Nor Did She Fail to Win Their Support.
November 11, 2016 - Historic Gender Gap Isn’t Enough to Propel Clinton to Victory in 2016 Presidential Race
November 10, 2016 - Gender Gaps in Voting Evident Across All 2016 U.S. Senate Races
November 10, 2016 - No Breakthrough at Top of Ticket, But Women of Color Gain in Congress
November 9, 2016 - Number of Women Seeking State Legislative Seats in 2016 Edges to New High
November 3, 2016 - Outlook for Women in Senate and House: Not Much Change in Numbers, a Few Likely Landmarks, and Continuing Underrepresentation of GOP Women
October 28, 2016 - Big Story for Women’s Political Progress is Top of Ticket
September 15, 2016
2015 Elections
Results
- Women General Election Candidates for Statewide Elective Executive Office
- Women Primary Candidates Statewide Elective Executive Office - winners and losers
Press Releases
- Mixed Results for Women in 2015 Elections
November 4, 2015, Updated 11/22/15
2014 Elections
Results
- Women General Election Candidates for U.S. Congress and Statewide Elective Executive Office
- Women Primary Candidates for U.S. Congress and Statewide Elective Executive Office - winners and losers
- Women Candidates for State Legislatures
- Summary of Women Candidates for State Legislative Office
Press Releases
- Not a Landmark Year for Women, Despite Some Notable Firsts
November 5, 2014, Updated 12/16/14 - Gender Gaps Apparent in Almost All 2014 Senate and Gubernatorial Races
November 6, 2014 - Summary: 2014 women candidates (U.S. Congress/statewide elected executive office)
2013 Elections
Results
- Women General Election Candidates for Statewide and State Legislative Office
- Women Primary Candidates for Statewide and State Legislative Office - winners and losers
Press Releases
- Record Number of Women to Serve in Congress; Massachusetts Special Election Winner Brings Total to 99
- Vermont House Women Constitute a Majority of the Majority: Third Time in History of State Legislatures
- Women Make Minimal Gains in State Legislatures; No New Women Governors; Minneapolis Likely to Have New Woman Mayor
- Two Women Top NJ Democratic Ticket Only Third Time in U.S. History that Women Have Shared Ticket for Governor, Lieutenant Governor
- Opportunity Knocks for NJ Women in State Elections Record Number of Women will Vie for Legislative Seats First Democratic Woman Nominated for Governor
2012 Elections
Results
- Women General Election Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Summary of Women Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Women Candidates for State Legislature
- Summary of Women Candidates for State Legislative Office
- Women State Legislative Candidates and Winners 2014-1994
State by state summary of women candidates, holdovers and winners. - Women Primary Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office - Winners and Losers
Press Releases
- Women's Votes Critical to Democrats Retaining Control of the U. S. Senate
- Women's Votes Decisive in 2012 Presidential Race
- CAWP Release: Record Number of Women Will Serve in Congress; New Hampshire Elects Women to All Top Posts
- CNN Opinion Post, "Election Shows What Women Want," by CAWP senior scholar Susan Carroll
- CAWP Release: Gender Gap Evident in all 2012 Gubernatorial Races
2011 Elections
Results
- Women General Election Candidates for Statewide and State Legislative Office
- Women Primary Candidates for Statewide and State Legislative Office - winners and losers
Press Releases
- After Legislative Elections in Four States, Number of Women Remains Stuck; Women Edge Upward in Statewide Offices; Women of Color Gain in NJ
- Record Number of Women Seek NJ State Legislature Seats; Four Other States Will Also Hold 2011 State Elections
2010 Elections
Results
- Women General Election Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Women General Election Candidates for State Legislative Office
- Summary of Women Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Summary of Women Candidates for State Legislative Office
- Women State Legislative Candidates and Winners 2014-1994
State by state summary of women candidates, holdovers and winners. - Women Primary Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office - Winners and Losers
Press Releases
- Republican Women Follow National Winning Pattern: Newcomers Take Many House Races, But Only One New Senate Seat, Three New Governors; Many Democratic House Incumbents Fall
- Midterms a Mixed Bag for Women Candidates
- Gender Gap Widespread in 2010 Elections: Women Less Likely than Men to Support Republican Candidates
- Year of the Republican Woman? Yes and No: Women Candidates in the 2010 General Elections
2009 Elections
Results
Press Releases
- NJ Elects Woman as First Lt. Gov., But Women Lose Ground in Legislature; Women Inch Upward in VA Legislature; Women Mayoral Candidates in Run-Offs in Atlanta, Houston
- Statewide Races in NJ and VA Create Opportunities for Women
2008 Elections
Results
- Women General Election Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Women General Election Candidates for State Legislative Office
- Summary of Women Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Summary of Women Candidates for State Legislative Office
- Women State Legislative Candidates and Winners 2014-1994
State by state summary of women candidates, holdovers and winners. - Women Primary Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office - Winners and Losers
Updated 10/6/08.
Press Releases
- Record Numbers of Women to Serve in Senate and House
- Woman-versus-woman Congressional Races 2008
- Women Achieve Record Numbers in State Legislatures, Advance in Statewide Offices; Republican Women See Setbacks at Both Levels
- Pre-election Press Release on Women Candidates
2007 Elections
Results
Press Releases
- NJ Elects Record Number of Women (11/07/07)
Release includes results from four other states. - Record Number of Women Will Vie for NJ Legislative Seats (9/17/07)
2006 Elections
Results
- Women Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Woman vs. Woman Races
- Summary of Women Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Women Candidates for State Legislature
- Summary of Women Candidates for State Legislative Office
- Women State Legislative Candidates and Winners 2014-1994
State by state summary of women candidates, holdovers and winners. - Women Primary Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
Press Releases
- State Legislative Increase for Women, While Statewide Numbers Decline
- Exit Poll Analysis: Women's Vote Pivotal in Shifting Control of US Senate to Democrats
- Election Results Show Advances in Women
- Record Number of Women Run for State Legislatures
- Many New Women Expected in U.S. House
2005 Elections
Results
- Women Candidates for Statewide and State Legislative Office
- Women Primary Candidates for Statewide and State Legislative Office
Analysis
2004 Elections
Results
- Women Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Women Candidates for State Legislature
- Summary of Candidates for Statewide Office
- Summary of Candidates for State Legislature
Analysis
- Record Number of Women Nominees for U.S. House
- Women Winners in Congressional and Gubernatorial Office
2003 Elections
Results
Analysis
2002 Elections
Results
- Women Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Summary of Election Results for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Women Primary Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Summary of Candidates for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Women Candidates for State Legislature
2001 Elections
2000 Elections
Results
- Election Results Summary for All Levels of Office
- Women Candidates for Congress and Statewide Office
- Primary Results for Congressional and Statewide Office
- Women Candidates for State Legislature