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Women in State Legislatures: 2013 Legislative Session
 As of February 13, 2013
NOTE: Information is subject to change due to resignations, appointments and special elections.
Approximately 1,784 women serve in the 50 state legislatures in the 2013 legislative session. Women make up 24.2 percent of all state legislators nationwide.
Judging from these preliminary results, the ratio of female state legislators has increased only slightly from the 2012 session's ratio of 23.7 percent.
Women in legislative leadership, 2013.
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, 2013
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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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13
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5
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18
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140
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12.9%
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Alaska
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13
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4 |
17
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60
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28.3%
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Arizona
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19 |
13
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32
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90
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35.6%
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Arkansas
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17
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6
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23
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135
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17.0% |
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California
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21
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10
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31
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120
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25.8%
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Colorado
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28
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14
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42
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100
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42.0%
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Connecticut
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46
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9
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55
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187
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29.4%
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Delaware
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10 |
6
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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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28
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12
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40
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160
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25.0%
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Georgia
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46
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8
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54
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236
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22.9%
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Hawaii
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16
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8
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24
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76
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31.6%
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Idaho
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22 |
5
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27
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105
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25.7%
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Illinois
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42
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15
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57
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177
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32.2%
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Indiana
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23
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8
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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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25
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10 |
35
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150
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23.3%
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Kansas
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27
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12
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39
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165
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23.6%
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Kentucky
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18 |
7
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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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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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7
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54
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186
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29.0%
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Maryland
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46
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11
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57
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188
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30.3%
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Massachusetts
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39
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12
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51
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200
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25.5%
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Michigan
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24
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4
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28
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148
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18.9%
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Minnesota
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44
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23
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67
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201
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33.3%
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Mississippi
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21
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7 |
28
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174
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16.1%
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Missouri
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38 |
5
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43
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197
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21.8%
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Montana
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32
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10
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42
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150
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28.0%
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Nebraska
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Unicameral
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10
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10
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49
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20.4%
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Nevada
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14
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4 |
18
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63
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28.6%
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New Hampshire
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130
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9
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139
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424
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32.8%
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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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25
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6
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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 |
47
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213
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22.1%
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North Carolina
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31
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8
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39
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170
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22.9%
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North Dakota
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16
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8
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24
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141
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17.0%
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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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16
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4
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20
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149
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13.4%
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Oregon
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18
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8
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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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37
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8
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45
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253
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17.8%
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Rhode Island
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22
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9
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31
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113
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27.4%
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South Carolina
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21
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1
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22
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170
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12.9%
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South Dakota
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18
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6
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24
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105
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22.9%
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Tennessee
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16
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7
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23
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132
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17.4%
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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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64
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9
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73 |
180
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40.6%
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Virginia
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19
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6 |
25
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140
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17.9%
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Washington
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28
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17
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45
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147
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30.6%
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West Virginia
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21
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1
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22
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134
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16.4%
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Wisconsin
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24
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9 |
33
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132
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25.0%
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Wyoming
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13
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2
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15
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90
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16.7%
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TOTAL
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1,376
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408
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1,784
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7,383
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24.2%
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Partisan Composition of Women in the 50 State Legislatures, 2013 Session |
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Democratic Party |
1,135 |
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Republican Party |
634 |
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Third Party |
5 |
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Nonpartisan (Nebraska) |
10 |
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Contact Katie Ziegler for more information or archives, (303) 364-7700.
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