Last Update: December 7th at 3:30pm ET For most current numbers visit our Election 2020 Results Tracker According to the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, at least 141 (105D, 36R) women will serve in the 117th Congress. This is a new record. There are 2 congressional races...

Donald Trump has a lot to say to suburban women. In his only direct appeals to women, Trump has lauded his ability to keep those he has framed as undesirable (i.e., racial minorities and the poor) out of the suburbs, to ensure law and order, and most recently, to get suburban women’s husbands back to work. These appeals are out of touch in many respects: the...

On the eve of Election 2020, what do we know about women’s representation on general election ballots for state legislatures this year? As the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) reported last week , a record number of women are state legislative nominees in 2020. This year, 3,446 (2,315D, 1,105R, 18NP, 6I, 2P) women are state legislative nominees...

Election Day is less than one week away. The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) has lots of resources to help you follow along as polls close. CAWP will report on contests in real time throughout election night and will issue a release the day after Election Day with preliminary results for women candidates. We anticipate delays in reporting this...