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Archive for category: Primary Elections
Is Ohio a Bellwether for Women in Election 2018?
Barbara PalmerOctober 5, 2018February 27, 2023
Ohio is considered a bellwether state: if you want to know what is going on in national politics, just look to Ohio. This also appears...
Primary Season Ends with Statewide Executive Success for Women in 2018
Kelly DittmarSeptember 14, 2018September 14, 2018
The final three primaries before Election Day 2018 were held this week in in New Hampshire (9/11), Rhode Island (9/12), and New York (9/13). Full...
Three for Three: 100% of Delaware’s Democratic Candidates for Statewide Executive Office are Women
Kelly DittmarSeptember 7, 2018September 7, 2018
Primaries were held on Thursday in Delaware. Full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for American Women and...
With Pressley Win, Massachusetts Will Send its First Woman of Color to Congress
Kelly DittmarSeptember 5, 2018September 5, 2018
Primaries were held on Tuesday in Massachusetts. Full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for American Women and...
Arizona Will Send its First Woman to the Senate While a Major Milestone for Women in Florida Will Have to Wait
Kelly DittmarAugust 29, 2018August 29, 2018
Two primaries were held on Tuesday in Arizona and Florida, in addition to runoff primary contests in Oklahoma. Full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and...
Wyoming Set to Mark a Quarter-Century of Women in its U.S. House Seat While Nominee to be Alaska’s First Woman in the U.S. House Faces Tough Odds
Kelly DittmarAugust 22, 2018August 22, 2018
Two primaries were held on Tuesday in Alaska and Wyoming. Full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for...
New Milestones for Women of Color and Transgender Candidates in CT, MN, VT, and WI Primaries
Kelly DittmarAugust 15, 2018August 15, 2018
Four primaries were held on Tuesday in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the...
Records Broken for U.S. House and Gubernatorial Nominees with Wins in KS, MI, MO, and WA
Kelly DittmarAugust 8, 2018August 22, 2018
Four primaries were held on Tuesday in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington. Full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the...
In Tennessee, Blackburn Becomes First Woman U.S. Senate Nominee in 40 Years while Black Falls Short of Making History
Kelly DittmarAugust 3, 2018February 27, 2023
Tennessee is one of six states nationwide to never send a woman to the U.S. Senate or the governor’s mansion. In the August 2nd primary,...