North Dakota Will Elect a Woman to the U.S. House for the First Time in History

Primary elections were held on Tuesday in four states: Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina. Full results for women in these races are available on this post on our Election Analysis page; one woman candidate advanced to a runoff election, so the full results post will update as this contest is decided. 

Among the most notable results for women:

• Maine is likely to maintain its current level of congressional representation for women. Incumbent Chellie Pingree (D) is strongly favored in her re-election contest for the U.S. House, and Demi Kouzonas, who secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, faces a challenging contest against incumbent Senator Angus King (I), who is seeking his third term in the Senate.
• In Nevada, three incumbent women members of Congress won their primary contests. According to Cook Political Report, none of these incumbents, Senator Jacklyn S. Rosen (D) and Representatives Susie Lee (D) and Dina Titus (D), are in races that solidly favor their party. Rosen’s race is considered a “Democratic Toss Up,” Lee’s is “Lean Democrat,” and Titus’ is “Likely Democrat.” Nevada will not increase its congressional representation for women in the 2024 elections, but there is at least some chance that it could lose women’s representation in Congress.
• North Dakota will likely elect a woman to the U.S. House for the first time in history. Julie Fedorchak secured the Republican nomination for North Dakota’s at-large congressional district in a race that strongly favors her party. North Dakota currently has zero women representing the state in Congress and is one of two states, along with Mississippi, that has never sent a woman to the U.S. House.
• South Carolina is likely to maintain its level of congressional representation for women. Incumbent Nancy Mace (R) won her primary election and is strongly favored in the general election. Two other nominees, both Democrats, are running in races that favor their incumbent opponents.

For more information, see the full analysis of how women fared in these contests on our Election Analysis page. Complete context about women in the 2024 elections can be found on CAWP's Election Watch.