Women ride midterm blue wave to historic gains
Summary
Women won a record number of U.S. House seats in the midterm elections, with at least 100 Democratic women and 16 Republican women elected as of Wednesday morning. The results also include historic firsts in governor’s races and could bring women into powerful congressional leadership and committee roles, though many races remain uncalled.Key Facts
- At least 100 Democratic women and 16 Republican women had won House seats as of Wednesday morning, according to Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics.
- The number of Democratic women in the House is up more than 60% since 2016, and the total could rise as uncalled races are decided.
- Thirty-eight women veterans ran in Tuesday’s general election, compared with 21 in 2024, according to With Honor Action.
- Democratic women veterans Nancy Lacore, JoAnna Mendoza and Kristina Knickerbocker were leading in competitive House races, but the AP had not called those races by Wednesday morning.
- Democratic Rep. Katherine Clark could become the first woman to serve as House majority leader if Democrats gain control.
- Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governor’s race and is set to become the first Black woman governor in U.S. history.
- Deb Haaland won New Mexico’s governor’s race and became the first Indigenous woman elected governor of a U.S. state, according to the AP.
- Republican Julia Letlow was elected Louisiana’s first Republican woman senator, while Sen. Marsha Blackburn will become Tennessee’s first woman governor.
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