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2019: Nevada became the first state to have women hold a majority of state legislative seats (32 of 63, or 50.8%).

Submitted by Jean Sinzdak on Wed, 01/09/2019 - 18:42
  • Read more about 2019: Nevada became the first state to have women hold a majority of state legislative seats (32 of 63, or 50.8%).

Women Officeholders in 2019

January 3, 2019

Nevada State Legislature Becomes First Majority-Women State Legislature in U.S. History

December 19, 2018

Hyde-Smith and the Test of Women’s Descriptive Representation

December 6, 2018
Wendy G. Smooth
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A New Era for Women in Politics

November 16, 2018
Barbara Lee
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Why Scaling Up Women’s Political Representation Matters

November 16, 2018
Kelly Dittmar
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[UPDATED 01/08/19] Results: Record Number of Women Elected to State Legislatures Nationwide

January 8, 2019

There was no wave for Republican women this year.

November 15, 2018
Melissa Deckman
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[UPDATED 1/2/19] Results: Women Candidates in the 2018 Elections

January 2, 2019

Women Voters and the 2018 Midterms

November 8, 2018

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