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Women in State Legislatures: 2011 Legislative Session
 As of November 21, 2011
NOTE: This information is subject to change due to resignations, appointments and special elections.
Approximately 1,744 women serve in the 50 state legislatures at this point in the 2011 legislative session. Women are 23.6 percent of all state legislators nationwide. This is a slight decrease from the 2010 session's ratio of 24.5 percent female legislators.
For complete 2010 election information and analysis, visit NCSL's StateVote 2010 project.
2011 State Legislative Election Update:
Four states (Louisiana, New Jersey, Mississippi and Virginia) held regular state legislative elections in 2011. Based upon preliminary returns, there will be 1,737 women serving in state legislatures around the country in 2012. This is a decline from the 1,744 women who served as of November 2011.
Complete 2012 information will be posted in January.
Women in legislative leadership: 2011
Percentages of Women in State Legislatures
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Women Serving in the 50 States, 2011
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State
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Number of Women Legislators in the House / Assembly
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Number of Women Legislators in the Senate
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Total Number of Women Legislators
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Total Seats in the Legislature
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Percentage of Women in the Legislature
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Alabama
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14
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5
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19
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140
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13.6%
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Alaska
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10
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4
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14
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60
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23.3%
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Arizona
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20
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11
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31
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90
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34.4%
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Arkansas
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22
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8
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30
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135
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22.2%
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California
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22
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12
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34
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120
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28.3%
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Colorado
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24
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17
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41
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100
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41.0%
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Connecticut
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47
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9
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56
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187
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29.9%
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Delaware
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9
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7
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16
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62
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25.8%
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Florida
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27
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14
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41
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160
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25.6%
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Georgia
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47
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9
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56
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236
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23.7%
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Hawaii
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17
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9
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26
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76
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34.2%
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Idaho
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19
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9
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28
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105
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26.7%
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Illinois
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39
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16
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55
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177
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31.1%
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Indiana
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21
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11
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32
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150
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21.3%
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Iowa
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24
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7
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31
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150
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20.7%
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Kansas
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33
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12
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45
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165
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27.3%
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Kentucky
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19
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6
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25
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138
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18.1%
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Louisiana
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15
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8
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23
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144
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16.0%
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Maine
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47
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8
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55
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186
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29.6%
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Maryland
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47
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11
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58
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188
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30.9%
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Massachusetts
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37
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11
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48
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200
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24.0%
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Michigan
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27
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4
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31
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148
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20.9%
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Minnesota
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44
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20
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64
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201
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31.8%
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Mississippi
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21
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5
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26
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174
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14.9%
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Missouri
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39
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6
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45
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197
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22.8%
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Montana
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28
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8
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36
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150
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24.0%
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Nebraska
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Unicameral
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11
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11
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49
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22.4%
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Nevada
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12
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6
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18
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63
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28.6%
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New Hampshire
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98
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6
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104
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424
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24.5%
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New Jersey
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24
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10
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34
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120
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28.3%
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New Mexico
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20
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10
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30
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112
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26.8%
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New York
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34
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11
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45
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212
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21.2%
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North Carolina
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32
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6
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38
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170
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22.4%
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North Dakota
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15
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6
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21
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141
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14.9%
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Ohio
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22
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8
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30
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132
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22.7%
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Oklahoma
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15
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4
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19
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149
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12.8%
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Oregon
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17
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8
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25
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90
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27.8%
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Pennsylvania
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33
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11
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44
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253
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17.4%
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Rhode Island
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19
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10
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29
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113
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25.7%
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South Carolina
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16
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0
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16
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170
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9.4%
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South Dakota
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14
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7
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21
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105
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20.0%
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Tennessee
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17
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7
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24
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132
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18.2%
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Texas
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32
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6
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38
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181
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21.0%
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Utah
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13
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5
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18
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104
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17.3%
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Vermont
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58
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11
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69
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180
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38.3%
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Virginia
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19
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8
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27
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140
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19.3%
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Washington
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29
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18
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47
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147
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32.0%
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West Virginia
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22
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2
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24
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134
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17.9%
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Wisconsin
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23
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10
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33
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132
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25.0%
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Wyoming
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12
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1
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13
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90
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14.4%
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TOTAL
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1,315
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429
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1,744
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7,382
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23.6%
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Partisan Composition of Women in the 50 State Legislatures, 2011 Session |
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Democratic Party |
1,054 |
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Republican Party |
671 |
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Third Party |
8 |
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Nonpartisan (Nebraska) |
11 |
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Contact Katie Ziegler for more information or archives, (303) 364-7700.
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