2025 Statewide and State Legislative Women Candidates

Below is the most current data on women who are running for statewide elective executive and state legislative office in 2025. States will be added as filings occur. Due to redistricting, district numbers and seat statuses are subject to change as maps are finalized. The following states are holding elections this year: New Jersey (Statewide, State Legislative), Virginia (Statewide, State Legislative).

General Seat Codes: I=Incumbent, O=Open Seat, C=Challenger, I/U=Incumbent Unopposed, O/U=Open Unopposed, CP=Challenger in the Primary.

State Office District First Name Middle Name Last Name Party General Seat Status Primary Date General Date
NJ Governor   Mikie   Sherrill D O 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 1 Carolyn   Rush D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 1 Carol   Sabo D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 2 Claire   Swift R I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 2 Maureen   Rowan D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 2 Joanne   Famularo D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 2 Lisa   Bonanno D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 3 Heather   Simmons D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 4 Vonetta   Hawkins D CP 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 4 Amanda   Esposito R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 4 Barbara   McCormick R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 5 Constance Lee Ditzel R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 5 Nilsa   Gonzalez R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 6 Melinda   Kane D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 6 Rebecca   Holloway D CP 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 7 Carol   Murphy D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 7 Dione   Johnson R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 8 Andrea   Katz D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 9 Lisa   Bennett D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 9 Rosalee   Keech D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 10 Debra   Di Donato D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 10 Janine G. Bauer D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 11 Margie M. Donlon D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 11 Luanne M. Peterpaul D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 11 Jessica   Ford R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 12 Freshta   Taeb D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 13 Vicky   Flynn R I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 14 Tennille R. McCoy D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 14 Alisha   Ferenczi R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 15 Verlina   Reynolds-Jackson D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 16 Mitchelle   Drulis D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 16 Catherine   Payne R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 17 Loretta   Rivers D CP 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 17 Patricia   Badovinac R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 17 Susan   Hucko R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 18 Melanie   McCann Mott R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 19 Yvonne   Lopez D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 19 Michelle   Burwell D CP 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 19 Marilyn   Colon R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 19 Maria   Garcia R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 20 Annette   Quijano D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 21 Nancy F. Munoz R I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 21 Michele   Matsikoudis R I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 22 Linda   Carter D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 22 Lisa   Fabrizio R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 24 Dawn   Fantasia R I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 25 Aura   Dunn R I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 25 Marisa   Sweeney D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 27 Alixon   Collazos-Gill D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 27 Rosy   Bagolie D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 28 Cleopatra G. Tucker D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 28 Garnet R. Hall D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 28 Nadirah A. Brown D CP 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 28 Toye   Kumolu R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 29 Eliana   Pintor Marin D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 29 Shanique   Speight D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 29 Daniela   Ferreira Almeida R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 30 Claire   Deicke D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 31 Barbara   McCann Stamato D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 31 Jacqueline   Weimmer D CP 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 32 Jessica   Ramirez D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 32 Crystal C. Fonseca D O 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 32 Jennie   Pu D O 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 32 Katie   Brennan D O 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 33 Cynthia   Depice R O 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 34 Carmen   Morales D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 34 Brittany D. Claybrooks D CP 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 35 Kenyatta   Stewart D O 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 36 Diane L. Debiase R C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 37 Shama A. Haider D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 37 Ellen J. Park D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 37 Tamar   Warburg D CP 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 37 Rosemary   Hernandez Carroll D CP 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 38 Lisa   Swain D I 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 38 Damali   Robinson D CP 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
NJ St. Rep. 39 Donna   Abene D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
VA Governor   Winsome   Sears R O 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
VA Governor   Abigail    Spanberger D O 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
VA Lt. Gov.   Ghazala F. Hashmi D O 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
VA At Gen   Shannon   Taylor D C 6/10/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 2 Adele Y. McClure D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 4 Charniele L. Herring D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 5 Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 6 Kristin   Hoffman R C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 7 Karen A. Keys-Gamarra D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 7 Cassandra   Aucoin R C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 8 Irene   Shin D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 8 Indira   Massey R C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 9 Karrie   Delaney D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 12 Holly   Seibold D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 14 Vivian E. Watts D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 15 Laura Jane H. Cohen D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 15 Saundra   Davis R C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 18 Kathy   Tran D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 20 Michelle E. Lopes-Maldonado D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 21 Xanthe M. Larsen R C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 21 Sahar S. Smith R C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 22 Elizabeth   Guzman D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 23 Candi Mundon King D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 25 Briana D. Sewell D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 27 Atoosa   Reaser D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 31 Delores   Oates R I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 33 Catherine   Rec D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 36 Ellen H. Campbell R I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 36 Makayla   Venable D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 40 Donna M. Littlepage D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 40 Kiesha Nicole Preston D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 41 Lily   Franklin D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 43 Mary   Sumner D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 47 Yvonne   Rorrer D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 48 Melody   Cartwright D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 49 Jasmine D. Lipscomb D O 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 49 Vanessa   Reynolds Scearce R O 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 50 Earnadette   Powell Farrar D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 51 Joy   Powers D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 52 Rise   Hayes D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 54 Katrina E. Callsen D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 55 Amy J. Laufer D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 56 Angela   Chainer D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 57 May   Nivar D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 62 Sara   Ratcliffe D O 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 62 Karen F. Hamilton R O 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 64 Stacey   Carroll D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 66 Nicole   Cole D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 67 Hillary   Pugh Kent R I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 68 Elaine   Walters D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 70 Shelly   Simonds D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 70 Cynthia M. Scaturico R C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 70 Hailey Louise Shupe-Dollar R C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 71 Jessica   Anderson D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 71 Amanda E. Batten R I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 73 Leslie   Mehta D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 75 Carrie   Coyner R I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 75 Lindsey M. Dougherty D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 76 Debra   Gardner D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 78 Betsy Brooks Carr D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 79 Rae C. Cousins D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 80 Destiny L. Levere Bolling D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 81 Delores L. McQuinn D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 81 Alicia Shanette Atkins D CP 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 82 Kimberly   Adams D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 82 Kim   Taylor R I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 83 Mary   Person D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 84 Felisha   Storm R C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 85 Marcia S. Price D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 87 Jeion A. Ward D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 89 Karen Robins Carnegie D O 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 89 Kristen M. Shannon R O 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 92 Bonita Grace Anthony D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 93 Jackie   Glass D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 96 Kelly   Convirs-Fowler D I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 97 Christina M. Felder R C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 98 Cheryl   Smith D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 99 Cathy   Porterfield D C 6/17/2025 11/4/2025
VA St. Rep. 99 Anne   Ferrell Tata R I 6/17/2025 11/4/2025