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Jo Jorgensen was the Libertarian nominee for president in 2020. She is the first woman to be nominated for president by that party. Jorgensen's 1.9 million votes represent the second-highest total for a female presidential candidate. Harris was subsequently the 2020 Democratic vice presidential candidate.
Since the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, there have been 52 unsuccessful major party candidates for President of the United States. [ a ] Additionally, since 1796, eight third party or independent candidates have won at least ten percent of the popular or electoral vote , but all failed to win the presidency.
We should see more women running for office and winning. Texas women are active politically. They vote. In the 2020 presidential election, 6.3 million Texas women voted, compared with 5.6 million men.
The list isn’t finalized until candidates are certified and the sample ballots are being assembled, said Nueces County Clerk Kara Sands. Election Day for the primaries is March 5.
Republican women were purged from three state judgeships, a state school board seat, a local Texas House seat and a countywide office Tuesday, and one of the staunchest Republican women in the ...
Since women were first elected to the Texas Legislature in the 38th Session, women have comprised on average 8.5% of the Texas Legislature, with a low of 0.5% in 1923 and 1927 (excluding 1925 and 1937 when no women were elected to either chamber) and a high of 26.1% in 2021. Since the 38th Session, 8.7% of the House's 150 members have been ...
Many assume women candidates are too emotional, more willing to give-in or compromise, under-qualified, and more gentle. These notions often affect women negatively, as people often believe that many women should not be running for office because of these candidate stereotypes. [52]
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