LAST UPDATED: May 15, 2024 (6:00am ET) Five primaries were held on Tuesday in Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, and Texas. Full context about women in the 2024 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, is available via the Center for American Women and Politics’ (CAWP) Election Watch. Among the most notable...

LAST UPDATED: November 7, 2023 (11:00am) Nonpartisan primaries were held on Saturday in Louisiana. Candidates who received more than 50% of the vote won the election outright, while the top two vote-getters in the remaining contests will advance to a November 18th general election. Full context about women in the 2023 elections, including candidate lists...

Women continued to vote at higher rates than men in the 2022 midterm elections , as they have done for more than four decades. However, understanding why women turn out at higher rates than their male counterparts – across age and racial/ethnic groups – is at least partly context-dependent and specific to particular groups. In 2022, abortion was a mobilizing...

This year’s primary debates provide us — for the first time this cycle — with an opportunity to observe and evaluate gender and intersectional dynamics among presidential contenders in a setting where they are directly engaging with each other. Here are some tips of how to watch this week’s debates with a gender lens. 1.Observe the optics of the debate stage...

LAST UPDATED: August 30, 2023 (9:30pm) State legislative primaries were held on Tuesday in Mississippi. Full context about women in the 2023 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, is available via the Center for American Women and Politics’ (CAWP) Election Watch. Among the most notable results for women: Incumbent...

Last week Virginia held primary elections for seats in the Virginia House of Delegates and state Senate, all of which are up for election this cycle. Currently, Democrats hold the majority in the state Senate, while Republicans hold the majority in the House of Delegates. This November both parties are seeking to gain legislative majorities in both chambers...