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Resource Women in State Legislatures for 2018

Updated June 28, 2018

Approximately 1,875 women serve in the 50 state legislatures in 2018. Women make up 25.4 percent of all state legislators nationwide. This represents a noteworthy change from the 2017 session's ratio of 24.9 percent, as the share of women legislators has finally reached one-quarter nationwide.

NOTE: Information is subject to change throughout the year due to resignations, appointments and special elections.

Women Serving in the 50 States | 2018
State Number of Female Legislators in the House / Assembly Number of Female Legislators in the Senate Total Number of Female Legislators Total Seats in the Legislature Percentage of Women in the Legislature
Alabama 17 4 21 140 15.0%
Alaska 13 6 19 60 31.7%
Arizona 22 14 36 90 40.0%
Arkansas 18 8 26 135 19.3%
California 20 9 29 120 24.2%
Colorado 27 11 38 100 38.0%
Connecticut 42 9 51 187 27.3%
Delaware 9 4 13 62 21.0%
Florida 28 14 42 160 26.3%
Georgia 50 13 63 236 26.7%
Hawaii 15 7 22 76 28.9%
Idaho 23 9 32 105 30.5%
Illinois 46 17

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 177 35.6%
Indiana 22 8 30 150 20.0%
Iowa 28 7 35 150 23.3%
Kansas 32 15 47 165 28.5%
Kentucky 19 4 23 138 16.7%
Louisiana 16 5 21 144 14.6%
Maine 53 10 63 186 33.9%
Maryland 49 12 61 188 32.4%
Massachusetts 39 10 49 200 24.5%
Michigan 33 4 37 148 25.0%
Minnesota 49 16 65 201 32.3%
Mississippi 17 9 26 174 14.9%
Missouri 39 7 46 197 23.4%
Montana 29 13 42 150 28.0%
Nebraska Unicameral 13 13 49 26.5%
Nevada 17 7 24 63 38.1%
New Hampshire 115 7 122 424 28.8%
New Jersey 27 10 37 120 30.8%
New Mexico 27 7 34 112 30.4%
New York 45 15 60 213 28.2%
North Carolina 30 12 42 170 24.7%
North Dakota 17 9 26 141 18.4%
Ohio 23 6 29 132 22.0%
Oklahoma 14 7 21 149 14.1%
Oregon 22 8 30 90 33.3%
Pennsylvania 42 7 49 253 19.4%
Rhode Island 23 13 36 113 31.9%
South Carolina 23 4 27 170 15.9%
South Dakota 16 4 20 105 19.0%
Tennessee 16 5 21 132 15.9%
Texas 29 8 37 181 20.4%
Utah 15 5 20 104 19.2%
Vermont 61 11 72 180 40.0%
Virginia 28 10 38 140 27.1%
Washington 36 19 55 147 37.4%
West Virginia 16 4 20 134 14.9%
Wisconsin 23 9 32 132 24.2%
Wyoming 7 3 10 90 11.1%
Total 1,427 448 1,875 7,383 25.4%

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