Results for Women State Legislative Candidates in Election 2024

LAST UPDATE: 11/20/2024 at 8:00PM ET

Based on election results thus far and holdovers of legislators not up for re-election in 2024, 2,450 (1,579D, 851R, 16NP, 4Ind) women will serve in state legislatures in 2025. This surpasses the previous record of 2,431 women in state legislative office. Women will hold at least 33.2% of seats in state legislatures. With 48 (24D, 24R) women candidates in 37 races that are still too close to call these numbers may change. Additionally, state legislative counts typically fluctuate between Election Day and January 2025 for other reasons.

As of Election Day 2024, 2,424 (1,583D, 815R, 21NP, 5Ind) women served in state legislatures nationwide, holding 32.8% of all state legislative offices.

Differences by Chamber 

At least 590 (382D, 194R, 14NP) women will serve in state senates, just short of the current record of 596, first set in 2023; they will hold at least 29.9% of state senate seats nationwide. 1,860 (1,197D, 657R, 2NP, 4Ind) women will serve in state houses, up from the previous record of 1,838; they will hold at least 34.4% of state house seats nationwide.

Thus far, the gain for women in state legislatures from 2024 to 2025 (+26) falls short of the net difference in women state legislators that resulted from the 2022 election; from Election Day 2022 to January 2023, the number of women state legislators increased by 116 (+5.1%) nationwide. By further comparison, the number of women state legislators increased by the same number (116, +5.4%) from Election Day 2020 to January 2021.

Based on election results thus far, Republican women will be 34.7% and Democratic women will be 64.4% of all women state legislators. On Election Day 2024, Republican women were 33.6% and Democratic women were 65.3% of all women state legislators.

Majority-Woman and Gender Parity Legislatures and Chambers

State Legislatures

Prior to Election Day 2024, three states achieved gender parity (50% women) or majority-woman status (women >50%) in their state legislatures (across chambers). 

Based on election results thus far, three states are expected to achieve gender parity (50% women) or majority-woman status (women >50%) in their state legislatures (across chambers) in 2025. This includes two states anticipated to achieve majority-woman status for the first time in 2025 and one state expected to maintain women holding 50% or more of state legislative seats next year. 

The states expected to achieve gender parity or majority-woman status in their state legislatures include:

  • Colorado, where women held 50% of state legislative seats from January through July 2023. Based on current results, Colorado’s state legislature is expected to achieve majority-woman status in 2025.
  • Nevada, which became the first state to reach this milestone following the 2018 elections, when women first held the majority of state legislative seats. The legislature has been majority-woman since then and women will continue to outnumber men legislature-wide in 2025.
  • New Mexico, which is expected to achieve majority-woman status in its state legislature (across chambers) for the first time in 2025 based on current election results. 

 

State Senates 

Prior to Election Day 2024, four states achieved gender parity (50% women) or majority-woman status (women >50%) in their state senates. 

Based on election results thus far, three states are expected to achieve gender parity (50% women) or majority-woman status (women >50%) in their state senates. This includes one anticipated to achieve majority-woman status in their state senate for the first time in 2025 and two states expected to maintain or return to women holding 50% or more of state senate seats next year. 

The states expected to achieve gender parity or majority-woman status in their state senates in 2025 include:

  • Arizona, where women have held a majority of state senate seats consistently since January 2022; the senate first achieved gender parity in January 2021. Women will continue to outnumber men in the state senate in 2025.
  • California, which is expected to achieve majority-woman status in its state senate for the first time in 2025 based on current election results. 
  • Nevada, where women have held a majority of state senate seats since January 2023. Women will continue to outnumber men in the state senate in 2025.

 

State Houses

Prior to Election Day 2024, five states achieved gender parity (50% women) or majority-woman status (women >50%) in their state houses. 

Based on election results thus far, four states are expected to achieve gender parity (50% women) or majority-woman status (women >50%) in their state houses. Each of these states is expected to maintain or return to women holding 50% or more of state house seats next year. 

The states expected to achieve gender parity or majority-woman status in their state houses in 2025 include:

  • Colorado, where women have held more than 50% of state house seats since February 2022. Colorado previously achieved majority-woman status in the state house from January 2019 to January 2020, and again from January 2021 to November 2021. Women are expected to continue to outnumber men in the state house in 2025.
  • Nevada, where women have held a majority of state house seats since December 2018. Women will continue to outnumber men in the state house in 2025.
  • New Mexico, where women have held a majority of state house seats in all but two months (when they were at parity with men) since January 2021. Women will continue to outnumber men in the state house in 2025.
  • Oregon, where women matched or exceeded men’s state house representation from January 2021 to November 2022. Gender parity is expected to return in the state house in 2025.

State-by-State Data

What do the numbers look like in your state? Use the charts below to see the change in women’s state legislative representation (overall and by party) between Election Day 2024 and January 2025.