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Facts
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Post-Election Release -
Women Winners in 2004 Election:U.S. Congress and Governor
as of December 31, 2004
U.S. House of Representatives
Setting a new record, 65 women will serve in the U.S. House
of Representatives when the 109th Congress convenes in January. Eight
newcomers (5D, 3R) have been elected to the House; since three women
left their House seats, the net gain is five. The new congresswomen
will join 57 incumbents (37 D, 20 R) who won re-election. (In addition,
three women (3D) retained their seats as non-voting delegates representing
the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.)
The
newly elected congresswomen are:
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Winners
of open seats:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Cynthia
McKinney (D-GA),
Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), Thelma
Drake (R-VA),
Cathy McMorris (R-WA), Gwen Moore (D-WI). |
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Challenger
defeating incumbent:
Melissa Bean (D-IL). |
U.S. Senate
No new women will join the U.S. Senate.
Five incumbents were re-elected:
Barbara Boxer (D-CA); Blanche Lincoln (D-AR); Barbara
Mikulski (D-MD);
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); and Patty Murray (D-WA). The Senate will continue
to have 14 women (9D, 5R).
Governors
In 2005, eight women will serve as governors.
Three women were candidates for governor in 2004. Ruth Ann Minner
(D-DE) was re-elected. Christine Gregoire (D-WA) won
an open seat. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) lost
her race.
Prior to the election, there were 9 women governors (5D, 4R). Six are
holdovers who will continue to serve, and two did not seek re-election.
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