Hegar against three-term Senator John CornynĬonversely, two women U.S. Kentucky: Former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath against Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.Kansas: State Senator Barbara Bollier in an open seat race against U.S.Three other Democratic women challengers are underdogs, but have polled within single digits and thus are given a chance at the ballot box this November: Ambassador to Japan and Republican Bill Hagerdy Tennessee: Democratic environmental advocate Marquita Bradshaw in an open seat race against former U.S.Oregon: Former Linn County Republican Chairwoman Jo Rae Perkins against two-term Senator Jeff Merkley. Oklahoma: Democratic attorney and journalist Abby Broyles against five-term Senator Jim Inhofe.Idaho: Former Democratic state Representative and 2018 gubernatorial nominee Paulette Jordan against two-term Senator Jim Risch.Women challengers in four states are facing the longest of odds: That leaves 11 states with one woman from a major party on the general election ballot (excluding Georgia’s special). West Virginia: Democratic environmental advocate Paula Jean Swearengin against first term Senator Shelley Moore Capito.Maine: Democratic state Representative and House Speaker Sara Gideon against four-term Senator Susan Collins.Iowa: Democratic businesswoman Theresa Greenfield against first term Senator Joni Ernst.Three other states also find women-vs-women showdowns in November: In Wyoming, two women nominees – former GOP Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis and Democratic professor Merav Ben-David – will face off to replace retiring Republican Mike Enzi. Women are guaranteed to pick up one senate seat in the chamber. With just a few states slated to hold their primaries in September, one other women nominee could yet emerge: Republican Lauren Witzke of Delaware. In total, 19 Democratic and Republican women have been nominated for U.S. In fact, there could be fewer than 26 women in the chamber come January 3rd – reversing a trend over the last decade during which the number of women senators has increased by more than 50 percent from the 112th Congress (2011-2013) when there were just 17 in the legislative body. Senate, but it is not clear that this number will increase after the 2020 election cycle. The results of the 2018 midterms saw the number of women lawmakers in D.C. The number of women nominees for the office in 2020 is down from two years ago
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