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Post-Primary Analysis: Women in 2026 Statewide Executive Elections

Now that all primaries have been held, we can provide a clearer picture of women’s prospects for statewide executive ...
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Briefing: What’s Ahead for Women on Election Day 2026 - Plus Final Nominee Data from CAWP

Explore CAWP's leadership training programs, events, and ways to support or join our mission to advance women's political participation and representation in American politics.
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Results from the September 15th Primary in Delaware

Primary elections were held on Tuesday in Delaware. Results below are for statewide and federal contests. Full context about women in the 2026 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and ...
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New Record for Women State Legislative Nominees And Results from the Delaware Primaries

Explore CAWP's leadership training programs, events, and ways to support or join our mission to advance women's political participation and representation in American politics. CAWP enhances knowledge ...
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New Record for Women Gubernatorial Nominees

Explore CAWP's leadership training programs, events, and ways to support or join our mission to advance women's political participation and representation in American politics.
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Results from the September 1st Primary in Massachusetts

Primary elections were held on Tuesday in Massachusetts. Results below are for statewide and federal contests. Full context about women in the 2026 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and ...
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Results from the August 18th Primaries in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming

Primary elections were held on Tuesday in three states: Alaska, Florida, Wyoming. Full context about women in the 2026 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are ...
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Women Advance in U.S. Senate Primaries Across Alaska, Florida, Wyoming

Primary elections were held yesterday in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming. Full results for women candidates in federal and statewide executive races are available on this post on our Election Analysis ...
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Record Number of Women Running for U.S. House

There is a new record for women candidates for U.S. House, according to the latest data from the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers ...
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New Records for Women Candidates but Partisan Disparities Persist

Women have set new records for candidacies in the 2026 midterms, but disparities in women’s representation between Democrats and Republicans continue to stall progress, according to the latest ...
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What are the costs of political toxicity for women politicians? And how do they differ from the effects of toxicity on men?

Herrick, Rebekah, Sue Thomas, Lori Franklin, Marcia L. Godwin, Eveline Gnabasik, and Jean Reith Schroedel. 2021. “Physical Violence and Psychological Abuse Against Female and Male Mayors in the United ...
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Results from the June 30th Primary in Colorado

Primary elections were held on Tuesday in Colorado. Results below are for statewide and federal contests. Full context about women in the 2026 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and ...