This statistic shows the number of women running for public office in the 2018 United States midterm elections, by office. In that year, 2,760 women were running to become part of their state's House of Representatives.
Number of women running for public office in 2018 U.S. midterm elections, by office
Filing deadlines to run for office have passed in all 50 states. Number of women running for public office are considered to be those who have won their primaries and are still in the running for public office as of October 25, 2018. Primaries have been held in all states except for Mississippi, which is holding a special senate election, and Louisiana, which will hold jungle primaries on election day, November 6, 2018.
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CAWP. (October 23, 2018). Number of women running for public office in 2018 U.S. midterm elections, by office [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/936341/us-midterms-number-women-running-office/
CAWP. "Number of women running for public office in 2018 U.S. midterm elections, by office." Chart. October 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936341/us-midterms-number-women-running-office/
CAWP. (2018). Number of women running for public office in 2018 U.S. midterm elections, by office. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936341/us-midterms-number-women-running-office/
CAWP. "Number of Women Running for Public Office in 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections, by Office." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936341/us-midterms-number-women-running-office/
CAWP, Number of women running for public office in 2018 U.S. midterm elections, by office Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936341/us-midterms-number-women-running-office/ (last visited August 08, 2022)
