# US Midterms: Women Candidates Could Make History

> Women candidates may win historic seats in US Congress and governorships this November.
- Title: US Midterms: Women Candidates Could Make History · Dw
- Summary: Women candidates may win historic seats in US Congress and governorships this November. US midterms could see first Black woman governor and more women in…
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## US Midterms Approach
US holds midterm elections on november 3 to decide congressional representation.
## Women in Congress
28.4% of us congress members are women with 152 female representatives total.
## Women Governors
28% of us state governors are women with 14 female governors currently.
## Senate Challenges
women face higher barriers to winning senate seats than house seats.
## House Gender Gap
house women candidates outnumber republican counterparts three to one with 95 democrats versus 30 republicans.
## Republican Support
republicans have less robust support infrastructure for women candidates than democrats.
## Peggy Flanagan
peggy flanagan could become first native american woman in us senate if elected from minnesota.
## Keisha Lance Bottoms
keisha lance bottoms aims to become first black woman state governor in georgia.
## Key takeaway

US midterms could see first Black woman governor and more women in Congress as 152 female representatives compete for 435 House seats.