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Gender Gap in 2000 |
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| Click on a state to see the women running for national office;
click on the candidate's name for her profile.
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Results
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Alabama
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4
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House
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D/C
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Alaska
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At large
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House
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R
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Won |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Arkansas
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1
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House
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R/C
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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California
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Senate
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D/I
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NOW, Emily's List, VFC, NARAL
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Won |
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6
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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8
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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9
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House
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D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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10
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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14
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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16
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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22
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House
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D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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28
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House
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D/C
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NOW, VFC
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Lost |
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31
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House
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D/O
|
NOW, Emily's List, VFC, NARAL
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Won |
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32
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House
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R/C
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Lost |
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33
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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34
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House
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D/I
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NOW, NARAL
|
Won |
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35
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House
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D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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36
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House
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D/C
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NOW, Emily's List, NARAL
|
Won |
|
37
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House
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D/I
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NOW, NARAL
|
Won |
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38
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House
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D/C
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NOW
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Lost |
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44
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House
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R/I
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Won |
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46
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House
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R/C
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Lost |
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46
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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49
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House
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D/C
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NOW, Emily, VFC, NARAL
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Won |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Colorado
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1
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
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Won |
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2
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House
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R/C
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Lost |
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Secretary of State
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Donetta Davidson
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R/I
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Won |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Connecticut
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3
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
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Won |
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3
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House
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R/C
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Lost |
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4
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House
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D/C
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Lost |
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6
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House
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R/I
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VFC, NARAL
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Won |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Delaware
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Commissioner of Insurance |
Donna Lee Williams |
R
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Won |
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Governor
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D/O
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Emily's List
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Won |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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District of Columbia
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House
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D/I
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NOW
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Won |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Florida
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Senate
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IND/C
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Lost |
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2
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House
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Susan Morrow (Write-in)
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Ex-R/C
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Lost |
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3
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
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Won |
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3
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House
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R/C
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Lost |
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5
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House
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D/I
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VFC
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Won |
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8
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House
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D/O
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Emily's List, VFC
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Lost |
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8
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House
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Natural Law/C
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Lost |
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15
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House
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D/C
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NARAL
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Lost |
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16
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House
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D/C
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Lost |
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17
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House
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D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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18
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House
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R/I
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Won |
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22
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House
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D/C
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NOW, Emily's List, VFC, NARAL
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Too close to call |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Georgia
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1
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House
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D/C
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Lost |
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3
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House
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D/C
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Lost |
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4
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House
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D/I
|
NOW, NARAL
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Won |
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4
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House
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R/C
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Lost |
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10
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House
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D/C
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Hawaii
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2
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House
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D/I
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NOW, NARAL
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Won |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Idaho
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1
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House
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D/O
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Illinois
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9
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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10
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House
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D/O
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NOW, Emily's List, NARAL
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Lost |
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13
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House
|
|
R/I
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|
Won |
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18
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House
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D/C
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NOW
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Indiana
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Sup. of Public Instruction |
Suellen Reed |
R
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Won |
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10
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House
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D/I
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NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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Attorney General
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Karen Freeman-Wilson
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D/I
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Iowa
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|
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2
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House
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D/C
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Kentucky
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3
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House
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R/I
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Won |
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3
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House
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D/C
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NOW, Emily's List, VFC, NARAL
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Lost |
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5
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House
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D/C
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Louisiana
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6
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House
|
Kathy Rogillio
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D/C
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Maine
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Senate
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R/I
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VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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1
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House
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R/C
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Maryland
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8
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House
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R/I
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VFC, NARAL
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Won |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Massachusetts
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Senate
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L/C
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Lost |
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9
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House
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R/C
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Michigan
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Senate
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D/C
|
NOW, Emily's List, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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7
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House
|
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D/C
|
|
Lost |
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8
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House
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D/O
|
Emily's List, VFC, NARAL
|
Lost |
|
13
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House
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D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
|
15
|
House
|
|
R/C
|
|
Lost |
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15
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House
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|
D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Minnesota
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1
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House
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D/C
|
NOW, VFC
|
Lost |
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3
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House
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|
D/C
|
|
Lost |
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4
|
House
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|
R/O
|
|
Lost |
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4
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House
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|
D/O
|
NOW, Emily's List, NARAL
|
Won |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Missouri
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5
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House
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D/I
|
VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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8
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House
|
|
R/I
|
VFC
|
Won |
|
|
State Treasurer
|
Nancy Farmer
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D/C
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Montana
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Lt. Governor
|
Carol Williams
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D/O
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Lost |
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Governor
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Judy Martz
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R/O
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Won |
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House
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|
D/O
|
NOW, Emily's List, VFC, NARAL
|
Lost |
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Sup. of Public Instruction |
Linda McCullouph |
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Won |
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State Auditor
|
Joyce Schmidt
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R/O
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Nebraska
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|
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|
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2
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House
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D/C
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
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Endorsements
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Nevada
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|
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1
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House
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D/I
|
NOW, Emily's List, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
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2
|
House
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|
D/C
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|
Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
|
Endorsements
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New Hampshire
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Governor
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Jeanne Shaheen
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D/I
|
NOW, Emily's List, NARAL
|
Won |
|
1
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House
|
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D/C
|
NOW, NARAL
|
Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
|
Party
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Endorsements
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New Jersey
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|
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1
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House
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R/C
|
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Lost |
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1
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House
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|
Green/C
|
NOW, Emily's List, VFC, NARAL
|
Lost |
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5
|
House
|
|
R/I
|
|
Won |
|
5
|
House
|
|
D/C
|
NOW, VFC
|
Lost |
|
7
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House
|
|
D/O
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Lost |
|
13
|
House
|
|
R/C
|
|
Lost |
|
13
|
House
|
|
Green/C
|
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Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
|
Endorsements
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New Mexico
|
|
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1
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House
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R/I
|
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Lost |
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3
|
House
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|
R/C
|
|
Lost |
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District
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Seat
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Candidate
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Party
|
Endorsements
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New York
|
|
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|
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|
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Senate
|
|
D/O
|
NOW, Emily's List, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
|
1
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House
|
|
D/O
|
|
Lost |
|
2
|
House
|
|
R/O
|
|
Lost |
|
4
|
House
|
|
D/I
|
NOW, VFC
|
Won |
|
7
|
House
|
|
R/C
|
|
Lost |
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8
|
House
|
|
R/C
|
|
Lost |
|
10
|
House
|
|
R/C
|
|
Lost |
|
11
|
House
|
|
R/C
|
|
Lost |
|
12
|
House
|
|
D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
|
12
|
House
|
|
R/C
|
|
Lost |
|
13
|
House
|
|
D/C
|
|
Lost |
|
14
|
House
|
|
D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
|
14
|
House
|
|
R/C
|
|
Lost |
|
14
|
House
|
|
Green/C
|
|
Lost |
|
18
|
House
|
|
D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
|
19
|
House
|
|
R/I
|
|
Won |
|
28
|
House
|
|
D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
|
District
|
Seat
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Endorsements
|
|
North Carolina
|
|
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Lt. Governor
|
Betsy Cocharne
|
R/O
|
|
Lost |
|
|
Lt. Governor
|
Beverly Perdue
|
D/O
|
|
Won |
|
|
Governor
|
|
L/O
|
|
Lost |
|
|
Secretary of State
|
Elaine Marshall
|
D/I
|
|
|
|
1
|
House
|
|
D/I
|
NOW, VFC, NARAL
|
Won |
| |
|
Commissioner of Labor
|
Cherie Berry
|
R
|
|
Won |
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|
Commissioner of Agriculture
|
Meg Scott Phipps
|
D
|
|
Won |
|
9
|
House
|
|
R/I
|
|
Won |
|
District
|
Seat
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Endorsements
|
|
North Dakota
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Governor
|
|
D/O
|
Emily's List
|
Lost |
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