Republican women are catching up in the House, but still lag Democratic women
The number of Republican women vying for and winning seats in Congress has continued to climb with each election cycle, but the total number of women running — and the performance of those who do run — has lagged Democrats.
Women running for office in the US House of Representatives
Democrats
Republicans
Did not advance to general
2022
322 ran
Won seats
Lost general
261
2020
356
227
2018
356
120
2016
178
95
2014
159
94
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Sources: Edison Research, CNN election projections, CNN analysis of data from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University
Graphic: Renée Rigdon and Janie Boschma, CNN
Republican women are catching up in the House, but still lag Democratic women
The number of Republican women vying for and winning seats in Congress has continued to climb with each election cycle, but the total number of women running — and the performance of those who do run — has lagged Democrats.
Women running for office in the US House of Representatives
Democrats
Republicans
Did not advance to general
2022
322 ran
Won seats
Lost general
261
2020
356
227
2018
356
120
2016
178
95
2014
159
94
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Sources: Edison Research, CNN election projections, CNN analysis of data from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University
Graphic: Renée Rigdon and Janie Boschma, CNN
Republican women are catching up in the House, but still lag Democratic women
The number of Republican women vying for and winning seats in Congress has continued to climb with each election cycle, but the total number of women running — and the performance of those who do run — has lagged Democrats.
Women running for office in the US House of Representatives
Democrats
Republicans
2022
91 won seats
87 lost in the general
144 did not advance to general
322 women ran
33
49
179
261
2020
356
227
2018
356
120
2016
178
95
2014
159
94
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Sources: Edison Research, CNN election projections, CNN analysis of data from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University
Graphic: Renée Rigdon and Janie Boschma, CNN
