2018: A record-breaking year for women candidates

During the 2018 mid-term elections, record numbers of women run for and win seats in U.S. Congress, statewide executive offices, and state legislatures. Among other milestones, the freshman class of women elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2018 is the largest ever, with 36 (35D, 1R) non-incumbent women entering Congress in January 2019. The previous high was 24, set in 1992.