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Women in State Legislatures: 2012 Legislative Session
 As of September 17, 2012
NOTE: Current 2013 data is here.
Approximately 1,746 women serve in the 50 state legislatures at this point in the 2012 legislative session. Women are 23.7 percent of all state legislators nationwide. This is a slight decrease from the 2010 session's ratio of 24.5 percent female legislators.
Women in state legislative leadership, 2012
Percentages of Women in State Legislatures
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5-14 percent women in the legislature |
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15-24 percent women in the legislature |
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25-34 percent women in the legislature |
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35-44 percent women in the legislature |
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Women Serving in the 50 States, 2012
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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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11
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4
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15
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60
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25.0%
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Arizona
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19 |
11
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30
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90
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33.3%
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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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23
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17
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40
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100
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40.0%
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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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18
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9
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27
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76
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35.5%
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Idaho
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20 |
9
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29
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105
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27.6%
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Illinois
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38
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16
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54
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177
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30.5%
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Indiana
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21
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10
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31
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150
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20.7%
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Iowa
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24
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8 |
32
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150
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21.3%
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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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20 |
6
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26
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138
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18.8%
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Louisiana
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12
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4 |
16 |
144
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11.1%
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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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38
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11
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49
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200
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24.5%
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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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45
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21
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66
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201
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32.8%
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Mississippi
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21
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8 |
29
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174
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16.7%
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Missouri
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41 |
6
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47
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197
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23.9%
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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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4 |
16
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63
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25.4%
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New Hampshire
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97
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6
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103
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424
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24.3%
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New Jersey
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24
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11
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35
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120
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29.2%
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New Mexico
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20
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11
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31
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112
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27.7%
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New York
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36
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11
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47
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212
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22.2%
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North Carolina
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35
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5
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40
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170
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23.5%
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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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23
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8
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31
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132
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23.5%
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Oklahoma
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14
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5
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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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9
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26
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90
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28.9%
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Pennsylvania
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33
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10
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43
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253
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17.0%
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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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17
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0
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17
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170
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10.0%
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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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31
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6
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37
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181
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20.4%
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Utah
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12
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5
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17
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104
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16.3%
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Vermont
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59
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11
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70 |
180
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38.9%
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Virginia
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18
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6 |
24
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140
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17.9%
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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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17.1%
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Wisconsin
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23
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9 |
32
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132
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24.2%
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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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1,320
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426
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1,746
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7,382
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23.7%
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Partisan Composition of Women in the 50 State Legislatures, 2012 Session |
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Democratic Party |
1,051 |
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Republican Party |
676 |
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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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