Updated: Aug 23, 2020
As of today, 490 women have filed as candidates for U.S. House seats, a new record high, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. This surpasses even the recordbreaking 2018 midterm election, in which 476 women filed to run for House seats. In 14 states, filing deadlines have yet to pass. Read more here
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