From the National Federation of Republican Women
Republican Women Make Historic Gains Across Nation
KEY STATISTICS
Every incumbent Republican woman running for federal or statewide office won reelection Tuesday, with the exception of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, whose race is still too close to call.
According to the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), at least eight new Republican women won seats in the U.S. House, beating the previous record of seven Republican women newcomers in a single election. In addition, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire won her race for the U.S. Senate. Two additional Republican women are still waiting for final calls on their close House races.
At the state level, three new Republican women were elected governor: Susana Martinez of New Mexico, Mary Fallin of Oklahoma and Nikki Haley of South Carolina. According to CAWP, Martinez and Haley are the first women of color to head state governments. In addition, Jan Brewer won reelection as governor of Arizona, and at least a dozen Republican women were newly-elected to other statewide offices.
Republican women also made gains in state legislatures across the nation. The National Conference of State Legislatures reports that preliminary reports show that Republican women gained more than 100 seats in state legislatures, from 529 in 2010 to 633 in 2011. For more information, see the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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