Last Updated: 9/7/22, 2pm ET (final results) Two primaries were held on Tuesday in Alaska and Wyoming, as well as a special election in Alaska to fill a vacant U.S. House seat, and another primary was held last Saturday in Hawaii. Full context about women in the 2022 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, is available...
Congressional and statewide primaries were held on Tuesday in four states: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin. In addition, primary runoff elections were held in Georgia. Hawaii also held its congressional primaries on Saturday, August 8 th. Due to the reliance on mail-in voting, many races remain too close to call, so this post will be updated...
The drop in Republican women’s representation in the U.S. House – down to 13 women who hold just 6.6% of all Republican House seats – garnered national attention amidst what was otherwise perceived as a “year of the woman” in American politics. But the problem of Republican women’s underrepresentation is not isolated to Congress. Not only are Republican...
The underrepresentation of women in American politics cuts across racial and ethnic groups. As the table here shows, a significant gap exists for each racial and ethnic group between women’s representation in the U.S. population and their representation across levels of office. However, the dearth of women of color has been historically stark and persistent...
