Facts on women candidates and elected officials

Facts and Findings
Women candidates and elections

Election 2003: Results for Women Candidates

Pre-election press release available here.

Election 2003 resulted in the election of one new woman governor, but otherwise there were few changes in women's status in statewide and state legislative offices. In three of the four states with legislative elections, the number of women in 2004 will decrease from the 2003 figure; in the fourth state, women gained one seat.

Kentucky
Democrat Crit Luallen defeated Republican Linda Greenwell in the open seat race for state auditor. One other woman, Democrat Alice Woods Baesler, was on the ballot for agriculture commissioner and was defeated.

Louisiana
Louisiana elected its first woman governor, Kathleen Blanco (D) in a run-off election between the two top primary vote-getters. The Louisiana legislature will have one more woman than in 2003, with a net gain of three women in the Senate and a net loss of two women in the House.

Mississippi
Republican Amy Tuck was elected lieutenant governor over Democrat Barbara Blackmon. In state legislative races, there was a net loss of one woman, with a decrease of two in the Senate and an increase of one in the House (See table.)

New Jersey
New Jersey did not hold statewide elections. In the state legislative races, there was a net loss of one woman, with one additional woman in the Senate but two fewer in the Assembly. (See table.)

Virginia
Virginia did not hold statewide elections. The Virginia legislature had a net loss of four women, with the same number of women in the Senate and four fewer in the House.

Women Serving in State Legislatures with Off-Year Elections

	2003		2004		2004
State	Senate	House	Senate	House	Total	Net change
LA	3D, 0R 3/39	13D, 7R 20/105	5D, 1R 6/39	13D, 5R 18/105	24	+1
MS	6D, 0R 6/52	12D, 4R 16/122	4D, 0R 4/52	12D/5R 17/122	21	-1
NJ	3D, 2R 5/40	10D,5R 15/80	4D, 2R 6/40	10D, 3R 13/80	19	-1
VA	7D, 0R 7/40	7D, 8R 15/100	7D, 1R 8/40	6D, 6R 12/100	20	-2

State by State Listing

Kentucky
State	Office	Dist.		Name	Party	Seat	Election Result
KY	St. Aud.			Crit Luallen	D	O	Won
	St. Aud.			Linda Greenwell	R	O	lost
	Agric. C.			Alice Woods Baesler	D	O	lost

Louisiana Senate 6 (5D, 1R); Representatives 18 (13D, 5R) = Total 24 (18D, 6R)
State	Office	Dist.		Name	Party	Seat	Election Result
LA	Gov.			Kathleen Blanco	D	O	Won
	Sen.		2	Ann Duplessis	D	C	Won
	Sen.		4	Paulette Irons	D	I/U	Won
	Sen.		5	Diana Bajoie	D	I/U	Won
	Sen.		27	Willie Landry Mount	D	I/U	Won
	Sen.		38	Sherri Smith Cheek	R	O	Won
	Sen.		39	Lydia Patrice Jackson	D	O	Won
	Rep.		7	Beverly Bruce	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		8	Jane H. Smith	R	I/U	Won
	Rep.		10	Jean M. Doerge	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		16	Kay Kellogg Katz	R	I/U	Won
	Rep.		28	Monica Walker	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		29	Sharon Weston Broome	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		39	Clara Guilbeau Baudoin	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		46	Sydnie Mae Maraist Durand	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		51	Carla Blanchard Dartez	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		60	Emma Devillier	D	I	lost
	Rep.		60	Karen Gaudet St. Germain	D	C	Won
	Rep.		67	Yvonne Dorsey Welch	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		77	Diane Winston	R	I/U	Won
	Rep.		78	Shirley Bowler	R	I/U	Won
	Rep.		89	Susan Bonnett	R	O	withdrew
	Rep.		91	Rosalind Magee Peychaud	D	I	lost
	Rep.		91	Jalila Jefferson	D	C	Won
	Rep.		93	Karen Carter	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		98	Cheryl Gray	D	O	Won
	Rep.		99	Charmaine Marchand	D	O	Won
	Rep.		104	Nita Rusich Hutter	R	I/U	Won

Mississippi Senate 4 (4D); Representatives 17(12D, 5R) = Total 21 (16D, 5R)
State	Office	Dist.		Name	Party	Seat	Election Result
MS	Lt. Gov.			Amy Tuck	R	I	Won
	Lt. Gov.			Barbara Blackmon	D	C	lost
	Sen.		1	Josephine Zorzoli	D	C	lost
	Sen.		2	Margaret Delashmit	R	O	lost
	Sen.		6	Sherry M. Pittman	D	C	lost
	Sen.		9	Patricia Chadwick Lamar	R	C	lost
	Sen.		18	Gloria Williamson	D	I	Won
	Sen.		22	Mala U. Brooks	D	O	lost
	Sen.		23	Marcie Tanner Southerland	D	C	lost
	Sen.		28	Alice Varnado Harden	D	I/U	Won
	Sen.		39	Cindy Hyde Smith	D	I/U	Won
	Sen.		40	Ann A. Simmons	D	C	lost
	Sen.		48	Deborah Jeanne Dawkins	D	I	Won
	Rep.		6	Doris M. Leake	D	I	lost
	Rep.		7	Wanda T. Jennings	R	I	Won
	Rep.		14	Margaret Ellis Rogers	D	O/U	Won
	Rep.		18	Christi Antillon-Webb	D	O	lost
	Rep.		29	Linda F. Coleman	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		31	Sara Richardson Thomas	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		34	May Ringold Whittington	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		41	Esther Harrison	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		42	Reecy L. Dickson	D	I	Won
	Rep.		42	Janie R. Gregg	R	C	lost
	Rep.		48	Mary Ann Stevens	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		56	Paige Eaves Gill	D	O	lost
	Rep.		58	Rita Martinson	R	I/U	Won
	Rep.		65	Mary H. Coleman	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		69	Alyce G. Clarke	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		80	Omeria McDonald Scott	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		95	Linda Johnson	D	O	lost
	Rep.		95	Jessica Upshaw	R	O	Won
	Rep.		100	Virginia Carter Carlton	R	O	Won
	Rep.		111	Carmen Ellen Wells-Smith	R	I/U	Won
	Rep.		119	Frances L. Fredericks	D	I/U	Won
	Rep.		121	Diane C. Peranich	D	I	Won

New Jersey Senate: 6 (4D, 2R); Assembly: 13 (10D, 3R) = Total 19 (14D, 5R)
State	Office	Dist.		Name	Party	Seat	Election Result
NJ	Sen.		7	Diane Allen	R	I	Won
	Sen.		7	Diane F. Gabriel	D	C	lost
	Sen.		8	Martha Bark	R	I	Won
	Sen.		9	Aviva Twersky-Glasner	D	C	lost
	Sen.		12	Ellen Karcher	D	C	Won
	Sen.		15	Shirley K. Turner	D	I	Won
	Sen.		18	Barbara Buono	D	I	Won
	Sen.		25	Blair Mac Innes	D	C	lost
	Sen.		27	Bobbi Joan Bennett	R	C	lost
	Sen.		31	Carmen E. Mendiola	R	O	lost
	Sen.		34	Nia H. Gill	D	I	Won
	Sen.		38	Rose Marie Heck	R	O	lost
	Assem.		1	Maria LaBoy	D	O	lost
	Assem.		2	Alisa Cooper	R	C	lost
	Assem.		3	Susan Bestwick	R	C	lost
	Assem.		5	Nilsa Cruz-Perez	D	I	Won
	Assem.		6	Mary T. Previte	D	I	Won
	Assem.		6	Joann R. Gurelian	R	C	lost
	Assem.		7	Jean Stanfield	R	C	lost
	Assem.		9	Dolores J. Coulter	D	C	lost
	Assem.		12	Clare M. Farragher	R	I	lost
	Assem.		14	Linda R. Greenstein	D	I	Won
	Assem.		14	Sidna Mitchell	R	C	lost
	Assem.		15	Bonnie Watson Coleman	D	I	Won
	Assem.		17	Catherine J. Barrier	R	C	lost
	Assem.		19	Arline Friscia	R	I	lost
	Assem.		21	Ellen Steinberg	D	O	lost
	Assem.		22	Linda Stender	D	I	Won
	Assem.		23	Connie Myers	R	I	Won
	Assem.		23	Cynthia L. Ege	D	C	lost
	Assem.		24	Alison Littell McHose	R	I	Won
	Assem.		26	Laurie Fiero	D	C	lost
	Assem.		27	Patience Elliot	R	C	lost
	Assem.		28	Barbara Dennis	R	C	lost
	Assem.		29	Elaine L. Guarino	R	C	lost
	Assem.		31	Donna Marie James	R	O	lost
	Assem.		32	Joan Quigley	D	I	Won
	Assem.		32	Anna Crespo-Hernandez	R	C	lost
	Assem.		32	Delia Kelly	R	C	lost
	Assem.		33	Elise DiNardo	R	C	lost
	Assem.		34	Sheila Y. Oliver	D	O	Won
	Assem.		35	Nellie Pou	D	I	Won
	Assem.		37	Loretta Weinberg	D	I	Won
	Assem.		38	Joan Voss	D	O	Won
	Assem.		39	Charlotte Vandervalk	R	I	Won
	Assem.		40	Jane Bidwell Gaunt	D	C	lost

Virginia Senate: 8 (7D,1R); Delegates: 12 (6D,6R) = Total 20 (13D, 7R)
State	Office	Dist.		Name	Party	Seat	Election Result
VA	Sen.		2	Mamie E. Locke	D	O	Won
	Sen.		3	Mary P. Minor	D	C	lost
	Sen.		5	Yvonne B. Miller	D	I/U	Won
	Sen.		18	L. Louise Lucas	D	I	Won
	Sen.		30	Patricia S. "Patsy" Ticer	D	I	Won
	Sen.		31	Mary Margaret Whipple	D	I	Won
	Sen.		32	Janet D. Howell	D	I	Won
	Sen.		34	Jeannemarie A. Devolites	R	O	Won
	Sen.		36	Linda T. "Toddy" Puller	D	I	Won
	Del.		17	Linda F. Wyatt	D	O	lost
	Del.		22	Kathy J. Byron	R	I/U	Won
	Del.