A ‘Pink Wave’ in 2018?.

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A ‘Pink Wave’ in 2018?

Record numbers of women running U.S. House of Representatives 475 women have filed Up from previous record of 298 in 2012 U.S. Senate 42 women filed, perhaps up to 47 Up from 40 in 2016 Governors 50 filed, perhaps 60+ Running in 35 of 36 states electing governor in 2018 Up from record of 34 in 1994

Pink Wave is mostly blue

Women still swamped by men

Oddities and Realities - House 47 women are challenging male incumbents in a party primary 55 women are challenging women incumbents in a primary 82 primaries have more than one woman running 26 woman v. woman races Four women are running for U.S. Senate in Arizona – two Democrats and two Republicans

Women’s increase is proportional