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State Fact Sheet

The 2022 primaries are over. Here’s what you need to know about women nominees.

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE FINAL COUNTS FOR U.S. HOUSE NOMINEES INCLUSIVE OF THE RESULTS OF THE LOUISIANA JUNGLE PRIMARY THAT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022. ALL OTHER DATA AND PREDICTIONS ARE AS OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLICATION DATE. September 13, 2022 marked the end of the regular primary election season of 2022 and Louisiana’s congressional contests...

Results from primaries and runoffs in AL, AR, GA, and TX: Potential Historic Firsts and More Advancements for Women in Yesterday’s Primaries

LAST UPDATED: 9.7.22 1:30pm ET (final results) Three primaries were held on Tuesday in Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia and a primary runoff election was held in Texas. Full context about women in the 2022 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for American Women and Politics’ (CAWP) Election...

Expert Outlooks: What to Watch in Election 2022

The 2022 election officially began with the first primary elections of the cycle in Texas on March 1, 2022. As we look ahead to the first big push of primary contests in May 2022, the Center for American Women and Politics has asked experts in gender and politics – scholars and practitioners alike – to provide their outlooks for the gender and intersectional...

Emerge Georgia

Emerge Georgia recruits, trains, and provides a network for Democratic women who want to run for office in Georgia.

A Great Way to “Listen to Black Women” is to Elect Them

Listen to Black women, they say. Support Black women, they tweet. The praise of Black women in recent years is evident in words, but public statements and hashtags must translate into action. And that action should include efforts to elect Black women. Seven years ago, our organizations joined forces to spotlight the status of Black women in American...

Results from the 2021 Elections

Last Update: December 3, 2021 11:17am ET The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, releases results for women in this year’s election contests. Large City Mayoral Races Atlanta, GA: Felicia Moore (D) advanced out of the initial round of voting in the city’s mayoral election. She...

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