This page is a final analysis of campaign contributions from individuals to major party congressional and state candidates in 10 states. Self-financed contributions are included. These states, most of which are battlegrounds, represent different regions and partisan dynamics. For an analysis of the demographics of the donors to congressional candidates, visit our Donor Gaps page. For an analysis of all major party congressional candidates running in all 50 states, visit our The National View: Congressional Elections page. Visit our Final Analysis report page for our summary analysis of all congressional and state races. Because this project analyzed those candidates who filed campaign finance reports, these statistics may not reflect the total number of candidates who ran. For more information about election 2024, please visit CAWP's Election Watch information.
Source: CAWP and OpenSecrets
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024 (unless otherwise indicated). State campaign finance data completeness varied by state. "No Data to Display" in data visualizations indicates there are no candidates in that subgroup.
- The average raised by Democratic women incumbents seeking reelection to the U.S. House from Washington was higher than the average raised for Democratic men incumbents.
- Of the Democratic women seeking reelection to Congress, Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) had the largest share of small contributions.
- Compared with Democratic men seeking reelection to the U.S. House, Democratic women had a higher average proportion of small contributions.
Washington has a “top two” primary system in which the top two candidates advance to the general election regardless of their political party affiliation.
Washington elected one U.S. Senator and ten members to its U.S. House delegation. There were two open U.S. House seats. Nine women ran for the U.S. House from Washington and six women won. One woman ran for the U.S. Senate from Washington and won.
Washington elected multiple statewide executive positions, including the governor, and 25 of 49 seats in the Washington State Senate and all 98 seats in the Washington State House. Seventy-seven women ran for the Washington State House and 48 won. Fifteen women ran for the Washington State Senate and six women won. One woman ran for auditor, one for commissioner of public lands, one for commissioner of insurance, and one for treasurer. Pat McCarthy won the race for auditor and Patricia Kuderer won the race for commissioner of insurance.
Incumbent U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D) raised over $10M.
Five Democratic incumbent women sought reelection to the U.S. House from Washington: Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-1), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3), Pramila Jayapal (WA-7), Kim Schrier (WA-8), and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10). The women are from a range of racial/ethnic backgrounds: DelBene and Schrier are white, Perez is Latina, Jayapal is Asian American, and Strickland is Black and Asian American. All won their races.
The average raised for Democratic women incumbents seeking reelection to the U.S. House was higher than the average raised for Democratic men incumbents. Representative Perez (WA-3) raised the most of the incumbent candidates running for the U.S. House with over $9.3M; her race was rated a Democratic toss-up by The Cook Political Report.
Only one open U.S. House seat, WA-6, was considered a Democratic seat. Emily Randall, who is Latina, won the seat having raised over $1.5M.
Although women were nearly half of Washington’s state legislators in 2024, both U.S. Senators from Washington were women, and most members of the U.S. House delegation were women, men dominated fundraising in the open-seat gubernatorial primary and advanced to the general election: Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) and Republican Dave Reichert, who previously served in Congress. The only woman running in the open-seat race for Attorney General, Democrat Manka Dhingra, a state senator, did not advance to the general election.
In Washington’s State Senate races, a Republican woman, Marcia Kelbon, raised the most in open-seat contests with $162,782. Democratic incumbent State Senator Twina Nobles, who is Black, raised the most in state senate incumbent contests with $190,734. Representative Amy Walen (WA-48), raised the most for state house incumbent candidates with $155,174. Walen, a Democrat, is white. Democratic women also led the money race for challengers in both chambers: Melissa Demyan (WA-45), who is white, in the state house and Maria Beltran (WA-14), who is Latina, in the state senate.
This statistic is the average total amount raised to date from individuals (including self-financing).
None of the incumbent congressional candidates seeking reelection from the state of Washington reported self-financed contributions.
Self-financing did not play a large role in the two open U.S. House seats.
There was no consistent relationship between gender and self-financing in state legislative races in Washington.
This statistic is the average amount from self-financing as a proportion of total raised (from individuals including the candidate) by candidate subgroup.
Of the Democratic women seeking reelection to Congress from Washington, Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-7), had the largest share of contributions $200 or less (31%).
Compared with Democratic men seeking reelection to the U.S. House, Democratic women had a higher average proportion of small contributions $200 or less.
There was no clear gender pattern in Washington state legislative races in the proportion of funds from small contributions for Democratic candidates. However, Republican women state legislative candidates usually raised more of their funds from small contributions on average than their Republican men counterparts.
This statistic is the average amount of contributions $200 or less as a proportion of total raised (excluding self-financed contributions) by candidate subgroup.
This Data Appendix includes women candidates who filed campaign finance reports and raised money from individuals including self-financing. “Total raised” represents the total amount raised from individuals including self-financing. The Data Appendix is sortable by candidate name, party, office, and seat status as well as the campaign finance statistics.
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024. State campaign finance data completeness varied by state.
Candidates who did not report contributions from individuals including self-financed contributions are not included in the analysis. The analysis is for general election, major party nominees.
Campaign finance data are from OpenSecrets. Race/ethnicity information for all women candidates are from CAWP. Candidate race/ethnicity is based on the candidate’s self-identification whenever possible.
Women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group are not depicted in the data visualizations that are disaggregated by race/ethnicity (in order to avoid double-counting individuals). All women, including multiracial women and women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group, are included in the data visualizations that do not disaggregate by race/ethnicity and all women are included in the Data Appendix.