Gender
Minnesota to Become 6th State with Women Holding Both US Senate Seats
After Tina Smith is sworn in, four states will have all-female U.S. Senate delegations.
Read MoreIs Lisa Madigan Planning a 2020 Illinois US Senate Run?
Only one sitting or former state attorney general has been elected to the U.S. Senate in Illinois history – and none in nearly 200 years.
Read MoreJacky Rosen’s Historic 2018 US Senate Bid
The Nevada lawmaker hopes to become the first female freshman U.S. Representative to win a Senate seat.
Read MoreKim Guadagno and a Review of New Jersey Female Gubernatorial Candidates
Women running for governor in New Jersey have won their party’s nomination each of the last four times they have appeared on the primary ballot since 1993.
Read MoreWill There Be Any Woman vs Woman US Senate Matchups in 2018?
Missouri may be the most likely state to host the 17th U.S. Senate race between two female major party nominees next cycle.
Read MoreRos-Lehtinen to Exit US House 6th in All-Time Service Among Women
Only one Republican woman will have served longer in the chamber than the Florida congresswoman at the end of this term.
Read MoreCynthia Lummis Mulling Unusual Gubernatorial Bid in Wyoming
Only 2 of the 43 men and women to serve in Congress from Wyoming have subsequently been elected governor; none have even landed on the primary ballot in more than 65 years.
Read MoreNikki Haley: 1st South Carolina Governor in More Than Half a Century to Exit Early
However, nearly one in six governors of the Palmetto State did not finish their term.
Read MoreKristi Noem’s Multifaceted Historic Gubernatorial Bid
No sitting member of the U.S. House from South Dakota has ever appeared on a gubernatorial primary or general election ballot; just two ex-U.S. Representatives ever ran for the office.
Read More2018 Poised to Shatter Record for Female US Senators Seeking Reelection
Up to 11 women could run for reelection to the chamber in two years; the chamber’s all-time record is just six.
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