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Facts
and Findings
    
Summary of Women Candidates 2004
as of November 10, 2004
Please
note: Only major party candidates and Independent incumbents are
included.
List
of women candidates by state available here 
State
legislative information available here
A
record number of women have won major-party nominations for seats
in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004. With three primaries
still to be decided in Louisiana, 141 women are candidates for the
House, easily surpassing the record of 124 candidates in 2002. For
details about women candidates in 2004, see our “Women Candidates
Summary” listed below.
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Number
of states where filing deadlines have passed: 50
Number of states where primaries have been held: 50
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U.S.
Senate - 10 (9D, 1R)
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| Won Primary |
10
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(9D,
1R)
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U. S. Senate Races in 2004
In 2004, 34 states have Senate races. In at least eight states
(CO, FL, GA, IL, LA, NC, OK, SC) there will be open seats because
incumbent Senators have announced they will not seek reelection.
No women have announced that they are retiring.
10
(9D, 1R) women are candidates in
ten states. |
| 5
(4D, 1R) are incumbents: Barbara Boxer (D-CA); Blanche
Lincoln (D-AR); Barbara Mikulski (D-MD); Lisa Murkowski (R-AK);
and
Patty Murray (D-WA) . |
| 3
(3D) are candidates for open seats: Betty Castor
(D-FL); Denise Majette (D-GA); Inez Tenenbaum (D-SC). |
| 2
(2D) are running as challengers: Nancy Farmer
(D-MO) and Doris R. Haddock (D-NH). |
| 13
(6D, 7R) have lost their primaries: Lisa Burks (D-GA);
Toni Casey (R-CA); Rosemarie Clempitt (R-AR); Orly Benny Davis
(R-SC); Dorothy Corry Jennings (R-MD); Rosario Marin (R-CA);
Eileen
Martin
(R-MD);
Sonya March (R-FL); Theresa Nangle Obermeyer (D-AK); Maria
Pappas (D-IL); Nancy Skinner (D-IL); Mary Squires (D-GA) and
Joyce
Washington
(D-IL). In addition, Karen Saull (R-FL) withdrew but her name
remained on the primary ballot. |
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record 14 (9D, 5R) women currently serve in the U. S. Senate.
The candidate records to beat are the 1992 Senate race in which
29 (22D, 7R) women filed and 11 won their primaries, and 2002
when 11 (8D, 3R) women won their
primaries. |
U.S.
House - 141 (88D, 53R)
(does
not include candidates for the four non-voting delegate
and one resident commissioner seats)
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| Won Primary |
141
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(88D,
53R)
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U.S. House Races in 2004
Of the 435 House and 5 Delegate seats, there are currently 29
(10D, 19R) House members or Delegates who have already announced
their intention to leave Congress or have lost a primary.
Three women will not be returning to the U.S. House of Representatives:
Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-WA) and Rep. Karen McCarthy (D-MO) are retiring and
Denise Majette (D-GA) is running for U.S. Senate. |
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141
(88D, 53R) women have won their primaries for
seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. This does
not include three incumbent women and a challenger who
are candidates for Delegate
to Congress
from
American
Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam
and the Virgin
Islands.
57 (37D, 20R) incumbents are running for re-election.
19
(10D, 9R) women are running in 18 districts
with open seats.
65
(41D, 24R) are running as challengers.
59
(33D, 26R) have lost their primaries.
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| A
record 217 (136D, 80R, 1I) women filed for the U.S. House in
1996. Of the 217 who filed, 120 (77D, 42R, 1I) won their parties’ primaries;
in addition 3 (3D) women filed and won their primaries for
delegate seats. In 2002 a record 124 (78D, 46R) women won their
primaries. |
Governor
3 (3D)
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| Won Primary |
3
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(3D)
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Governor Races in 2004
In 2004, 11 states have gubernatorial races; in at least 5 (MT,
ND, UT, WA, WV) there will be open seats. |
3 (3D) women are candidates in
3 states.
They are: Christine Gregoire (D-WA);
Claire McCaskill (D-MO); Ruth Ann Minner (D-DE).
Three women, Jennie Lee
Sievers (R-MO), Karen Skelton-Memhardt (R-MO) and Fran Shubert
(R-NC), have lost their primaries.
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Nine women
currently serve as Governors: Kathleen Blanco (D-LA); Jennifer
Granholm (D-MI); Linda Lingle (R-HI); Judy Martz (R-MT);
Ruth Ann Minner (D-DE); Janet Napolitano (D-AZ); Jodi Rell
(R-CT); Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS); and Olene Walker (R-UT).
In addition, Sila
Calderon
(PDP-PR) serves as Governor of Puerto Rico.
Two current women governors serve in a states where there will be 2004 gubernatorial
elections. Neither Judy Martz (R-MT) nor Olene Walker (R) will run for reelection.
In
addition,
Sila
Calderon
(PDP-PR)
will not run for reelection. |
| In
1994, a record 34 (18D, 15R, 1ACP) women filed for gubernatorial
races and a record 10 (6D, 3R, 1IND) won their primaries. In
2002, the record was tied with 10 (9D, 1R) women winning their
primaries. |
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Lieutenant
Governor 7 (6D, 1R)
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| Won Primary |
7
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(6D,
1R)
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Three
women (2D, 1R) have lost their primaries.
The
record number of nominees for lieutenant governor is 29,
set in 1994. |
Additional
Statewide Elective Executives
24 (11D, 11R, 2NP)
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| Runoff |
2
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(2NP)
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| Won Primary |
22
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(11D,
11R)
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