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A Historic Cycle: Changing the Face of Congress
 
The 2018 midterm elections are likely to change the face of the U.S. House, significantly increasing the number of women serving.  According to Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a record 476 women filed to run for House as major party candidates.   continues below...

Major Party Women Nominees for U.S. House in Nov. 2018





Incumbent Members


Challengers/Open Seat


D
 R
  DEMOCRATS
  REPUBLICANS
 D
 R
  DEMOCRATS  REPUBLICANS
AL
 2/7
 1
 1
 7. Terri Sewell
2. Martha Roby
 2
 0
 2. Tabitha Isner (Roby), 3. Mallory Hagan (Rogers)
 -
AK
 0/1
 0
 0
 -
 -
 1
 0
 AL. Alyse Galvin [I/D] (Young)
 -
AR
 0/4
 0 0 -
 -
 1
 0
 4. Hayden Shamel (Westerman)
 -
AZ
 3/8
 1
 2
 9. Kyrsten Sinema
 2. Martha McSally, 8. Debbie Lesko
 4
 2
 2. Ann Kirkpatrick (open v. A.Kirkpatrick [McSally]), 5. Joan Greene (Biggs),  6. Anita Malik (Schweikert), 8. HIral Tipirneni (Lesko)
 1. Wendy Rogers (O'Halleran), 2. Lea Marquez Peterson (open v. A.Kirkpatrick [McSally])
CA
 17/53
 16
 1
 6. Doris Matsui, 12. Nancy Pelosi, 13. Barbara Lee, 14 Jackie Speier, 18. Anna Eshoo, 19. Zoe Lofgren, 26. Julia Brownley, 27. Judy Chu, 32. Grace Napolitano, 35. Norma Torres, 37. Karen Bass, 38. Linda Sanchez, 40. Lucille Roybal-Allard, 43. Maxine Waters, 44. Nanette Barragan, 53. Susan Davis
 45. Mimi Walters
 6

 10
 1. Audrey Denney (LaMalfa), 4. Jessica Morse (McClintock), 23. Tatiana Matta (McCarthy), 25. Katie Hill (Knight), 42. Julia Peacock (Calvert), 45. Katie Porter (Walters)
 9. Marla Livengood (McNerney), 12. Lisa Remmer (Pelosi), 14. Cristina Osmena (Speier), 16. Elizabeth Heng (Costa), 18. Christine Russell > (Eshoo), 36. Kimberlin Brown Pelzer (Ruiz), 39. Young Kim (open v. G.Cisneros [Royce]), 41. Aja Smith (Takano), 49. Diane Harkey (open v. Mark Levin [Issa]), 53. Morgan Murtaugh (Davis)
CO
 1/7
 1
 0
 1. Diana DeGette
 -
 3
 0
 3. Diane Mitsch Bush (Tipton), 4. Karen McCormick (Buck), 5. Stephany Rose Spaulding (Lamborn)
 -
CT
 2/5
 2
 0
 3. Rosa DeLauro, 5. Elizabeth Esty
 -
 1
 1
 5. Jahana Hayes (open v. M.Santos [Esty]) 1. Jennifer Nye (Larson)
DC
 1/1
 1
 0
 Eleanor Holmes Norton
 -
 0 0 n/a
 -
DE
 1/1
 1
 0
 AL - Lisa Blunt Rochester
 -
 0
 0
 n/a
 -
FL
 7/27
 6
 1
 7. Stephanie Murphy, 10. Val Demings, 14. Kathy Castor, 21. Lois Frankel, 22. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, 24. Frederica Wilson
 27. lleana Ros-Lehtinen
 10
 2
 1. Jennifer Zimmerman (Gaetz), 3. Yvonne Hayes Hinson (Yoho), 6 Nancy Soderberg (open v. M.Waltz [DeSantis]), 11. Dana Cotrell (Webster), 15. Kristen Carlson (open v. R.Spano [D.Ross]), 17. April Freeman (open v. G.Steube [Rooney]), 18. Lauren Baer (Mast), 25. Mary Barzee Flores (Diaz-Balart), 26. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Curbelo), 27. Donna Shalala (open v. M. Salazar [I.Ros-Lehtinen])
 5. Virginia Fuller (Lawson), 27, Maria Elvira Salazar (open v. D.Shalala [I.Ros-Lehtinen])
GA
 1/14
 0
 1
 -
 6. Karen Handel
 4
 0
 1. Lisa Ring (Carter), 6. Lucy McBath (Handel), 7. Carolyn Bordeaux (Woodall), 10. Tabitha Johnson-Green (Hice),
HI
 2/2
 2
 0
 1. Colleen Hanabusa, 2. Tulsi Gabbard
0
 0
 -
 -
ID
 0/2
 0
 0
 -
 -
 1
 0
 1. Christina McNeil
 -
IL
 3/18
 3
 0
 2. Robin Kelly, 9. Jan Schakowsky, 17. Cheri Bustos
 -
 3
 0
 13. Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (Davis), 14. Lauren Underwood (Hultgren), 16. Sara Dady (Kinzinger)
 -
IN
 2/9
 0
 2
 -
 2. Jackie Walorski, 5. Susan Brooks
 5
 0
 3. Courtney Tritch (Banks), 4 Tobi Beck (open v. J.Baird [Rokita]), 5. Dee Thornton (Brooks), 6. Jeannine Lee Lake (open v. G.Pence [Messer]), 9. Liz Watson (Hollingsworth)
 -
IA
 0/4
 0
 0
 -
 -
 2
 0
 1. Abby Finkenauer (Blum), 3. Cindy Axne (Young)
 -
KS
 1/3
 0
 1
 -
 2. Lynn Jenkins
 1
 0
 3. Sharice Davids (Yoder)
KY
 0/6
 0
 0
 -
 -
 1
 1
 6. Amy McGrath (Barr)
 3. Vicki Glisson (Yarmuth)
LA
 0/6
 0
 0
 -
 -

Primary Nov. 6.
ME
 1/2
 1
 0
 1. Chellie Pingree
 -
 0
 0
 -
 -
MD
 0/8
 0
 0
 -
 -
 0
 2
 -
 2. Liz Matory (Ruppersberger), 6. Amie Hoeber (open v. D.Trone [Delaney])
MA
 2/9
 2
 0
 3. Niki Tsongas, 5. Katherine Clark
 -
 3
 1
 3. Lori Trahan (open v. Rick Green [Tsongas]), 7. Ayanna Pressley ((open def. M. Capuano) 2. Tracy Lavvorn (McGovern)
MI
 2/14
 2
 0
 12. Debbie Dingell, 14. Brenda Lawrence
 -
 7*
 2
 3. Cathy Albro (Amash), 7. Gretchen Driscoll (Walberg), 8. Elissa Slotkin (M.Bishop), 10. Kimberly Bizon (P.Mitchell), 11. Haley Stevens (open v. Lena Epstein [Trott]), 13.-Special Brenda Jones (open [Conyers], 13.-Full Rashida Tlaib (open [Conyers]) 9. Candius Stearns (open v. A.Levin [S.Levin]), 11. Lena Epstein (open v. Haley Stevens [Trott])
MN
 1/8
 1
 0
 4. Betty McCollum
 -
 2
 1
 2. Angie Craig (J.Lewis), 5. Ilhan Omar (open v. J. Zielinski [Ellison])
 5. Jennifer Zielinski (open v. I.Omar [Ellison])
MS
 0/4
 0
 0
 -
 -
 0
 0
 -
 -
MO
 2/8
 0
 2
 -
 2. Ann Wagner, 4. Vicki Hartzler
 3
 0
 3. Katy Geppert (Luetkemeyer), 4. Renee Hoagenson (Hartzler), 8. Kathryn Ellis (Jason Smith)
 -
MT
 0/1
 0
 0
 -
 -
 1
 0
 AL- Kathleen Williams (Gianforte)
 -
NE
 0/3
 0
 0
 -
 -
 2
 0
 1. Jessica McClure (Fortenberry), 2. Kara Eastman (Bacon)
 -
NV
 2/4
 2
 0
 1. Dina Titus, 3. Jackie Rosen
 -
 1
 1
 3. Susie Lee (open v. Tarkanian [Rosen])
 1. Joyce Bentley (Titus)
NH
 2/2
 2
 0
 1. Carol Shea-Porter, 2. Annie Kuster
 -
 0
 0
 -
 -
NJ
 1/12
 1
 0
 12. Bonnie Watson-Coleman
 -
 1
 0
 11. Mikie Sherrill (open v. J.Webber [Frelinghuysen])
 -
NM
 1/3
 1
 0
 1. Michelle Lujan Grisham
 -
 2
 2
 1. Deb Haaland (open MLG)
2. Xochitl Torres-Small (open-Pearce)
 1. Janice Arnold-Jones (open MLG), 2. Yvette Harrell (open-Pearce)
NY
 8/27*
 6
 2
 4. Kathleen Rice, 6. Grace Meng, 7. Nydia Velazquez, 9. Yvette Clarke, 12. Carolyn Maloney, 17. Nita Lowey
[*25. Louise Slaughter]
 21. Elise Stefanik, 22. Claudia Tenney
 6
 2
 2. Liuba Grechen Shirley (King), 14. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (open def. J.Crowley), 21. Tedra Cobb (Stefanik), 23. Tracy Mitrano (Reed), 24. Dana Balter (Katko), 26. Renee Zeno (Higgins)
 10. Naomi Levin (Nadler), 13. Jineea Butler (Espaillat)
NC
 2/13
 1
 1
 12. Alma Adams
 5. Virginia Foxx
 4
 0
 2. Linda Coleman (Holding), 5. D.D. Adams (Foxx), 7. Kyle Horton (Rouzer), 13. Kathy Manning (Budd)
 -
ND
 0/1
 0
 0
 -
 -
 0
 0
 -
 -
OH
 3/16
 3
 0
 3. Joyce Beatty, 9. Marcy Kaptur, 11. Marcia Fudge
 -
 7
 1
 2. Jill Schiller (Wenstrup), 4. Janet Garrett (J.Jordan), 6. Shawna Roberts (B.Johnson), 8. Vanessa Enoch (W.Davidson), 10. Theresa Gasper (M.Turner), 14. Betsy Rader (D.Joyce), 16. Susan Moran Palmer (open-v. A.Gonzalez [Renacci])
 11. Beverly Goldstein (Fudge)
OK
 0/5
 0
 0
 -
 -
 2
 0
 4. Mary Brannon (Cole), 5. Kendra Horn (S.Russell)
 -
OR
 1/5
 1
 0
 1. Suzanne Bonamici
 -
 1
 0
 2. Jamie McLeod-Skinner (Walden)
 -
PA
 0/18
 0
 0
 -
 -
 7
 1
 4. Madeleine Dean (open v. D.David), 5. Mary Gay Scanlon (open v. P.Kim), 6. Chrissy Houlahan (open v. G.McCauley), 7. Susan Wild (open v. M.Nothstein), 11. Jess King (v. L.Smucker*), 14. Bibiana Boerio (open v. G.Reschenthaler), 15. Susan Boser (v. GT Thompson*)
 5. Pearl Kim
RI
 0/2
 0
 0
 -
 -
 0
 0
 -
 -
SC
 0/7
 0
 0
 -
 -
 1
 1
 3. Mary Geren (Duncan)
 1. Katie Arrington (open def. M.Sanford)
SD
 1/1
 0
 1
 -
 AL - Kristi Noem
 0
 0
 -
 -
TN
 2/9
 0
 2
 -
 6. Diane Black, 7. Marsha Blackburn 5
 1
 2. Renee Hoyos (open v. Burchett [Duncan]), 3. Danielle Mitchell (Fleischmann), 4. Mariah Phillips (DesJarlais), 6. Dawn Barlow (open v. Rose [D.Black]), 8. Erika Stotts Pearson (Kustoff)
 9. Charlotte Bergmann (Cohen)
TX
 3/36
 2
 1
 18. Sheila Jackson Lee, 30. Eddie Bernice Johnson
 12. Kay Granger,
16
 1
 1. Shirley McKellar (Gohmert), 3. Lorie Burch (Taylor), 4. Katherine Krantz (Ratcliffe), 6. Jana Lynne Sanchez (open v. R.Wright [Barton]), 7. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (Culberson), 11. Jennie Lou Leeder (Conaway), 12 Vanessa Ada (Granger), 14. Adrienne Bell (Weber), 16. Veronica Escobar (open v. Seeberger [O'Rourke]), 23. Gina Ortiz-Jones (Hurd), 24. Jan McDowell (Marchant), 25. Julie Oliver (R.Williams), 26. Linsey Fagan (Burgess), 29. Sylvia Garcia (open v. Aronoff [G.Green]), 31. MJ Hagar (J.Carter), 36. Dayna Steele (Babin)
 18. Ava Reynero Pate (Sheila Jackson Lee)
UT
 1/4
 0
 1
 -
 4. Mia Love
 1
 0
 2. Shireen Ghorbani (C.Stewart)
 -
VT
 0/1
 0
 0
 -
 -
 0
 0
 -
 -
VA
 1/11
 0
 1
 -
 10. Barbara Comstock
 6
 0
 1. Vangie Williams (Wittman), 2. Elaine Luria (S.Taylor), 5. Leslie Cockburn (open  v. Riggleman [Garrett]), 6. Jennifer Lewis (open v. B.Cline [Goodlatte]), 7. Abigail Spanberger (Brat), 10. Jennifer Wexton (Comstock)
 -
WA
 4/10
 2
 2
 1. Suzan DelBene, 7. Pramila Jayapal,
3. Jaime Herrera Butler, 5. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
 5
 0
 3. Carolyn Long (JHB), 4. Christine Brown (Newhouse), 5. Lisa Brown (CMR), 8. Kim Schrier (open v. Rossi [Reichert]), 9. Sarah Smith (A.Smith (D)).
 -
WV
 0/3
 0
 0
 -
 -
 2
 1
 1. Kendra Fershee (McKinley), 2. Talley Sergeant (Mooney)
 3. Carol Miller (open v. R.Ojeda [Jenkins])
WI
 1/8
 1
 0
 4. Gwen Moore
1
 0
 7. Margaret Engebretson (Duffy)
 -
WY
 1/1
 0
 1
 -
 AL - Liz Cheney
 0
 0
 -
 -




54D seeking reelection
7D retiring
 17R seeking reelection
6R retiring



27 in open seats
102 as challengers
129

 13 in open seats
20 as challengers
33
Source: CAWP, Politics1.com
continued from above...
Current representation of women in the House is astoundingly low.  According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the United States places 102nd out of 188 nations in terms of the proportion of women serving in the lower chamber (+).  As of mid-2018, only 84 (61D, 23R) of 428* Members of the U.S. House are women ...19.6%.  The percentages by party are Democrats 31.6% (61 of 193) and Republicans 9.8% (23 of 235).  Voters in some states have done a better job than others of electing women to Congress; for example 17 of 53 Members of the California House delegation are women, eight of 27 from New York, seven of 27 from Florida, and two of two from New Hampshire.  None of the 18 House Members from Pennsylvania is a woman, and only one of 14 from Georgia is a woman.

Of the 476 women who filed, almost three times as many were Democrats as Republicans (356D, 120R).  While there are only three more primaries yet to be held, as of Sept. 5 CAWP reported 230 women (179D, 51R) have already won primaries, while 234 women (157D, 67R) have lost primaries, and 22 (20D, 2R) are yet to face the voters.  2018 has easily surpassed the 2016 record of 167 major party woman candidates on the November ballot.*  Three of the four incumbents who were defeated in primaries—Reps. Mark Sanford (R-SC), Joe Crowley (D-NY), and Mike Capuano (D-MA), all veteran politicians—lost to women candidates.  One of the significant outcomes following the Nov. 2018 elections could well be a jump in the proportion of women serving in Congress, similar to what happened following the 1992 elections (+).

*Keep in mind that there are also many third party and independent woman candidates running for House.

See: Center for American Women and Politics "Women Candidates for U.S. Congress and Statewide Elected Executive"

          updated Sept. 6, 2018               
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