Data below reflect women as a percentage of major-party filed candidates and nominees for office in the 2020 election. These data will be updated on a regular basis to take account of states' filing deadlines and congressional primary elections. Please refer to each graphic for more information on when the data were last updated and how much data are left to be added before these percentages are finalized for the 2020 election.
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Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP). 2024. “Women as Percentage of 2020 Major-Party Candidates and Nominees.” New Brunswick, NJ: Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick. https://cawp.rutgers.edu/women-percentage-2020-major-party-candidates-and-nominees (Accessed December 18, 2024)
