Women ride midterm blue wave to historic gains
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
Women candidates won enough races Tuesday to set a new record for Democratic women's representation in the U.S. House — among other historic firsts in Congress and governor's races nationwide. The big picture: The spike for Democratic Women's Caucus members in the House alone marks an increase of more than 60% since 2016.At least 100 Democratic women and 16 Republican women have won House seats as of Wednesday morning, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.The total is expected to climb for candidates across both parties, with dozens of races still uncal
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