The Washington Post · Report published Nov. 4, 2026, 12:07 p.m. CST, citing AP race calls and the CAWP tally. Called wins only; additional races uncalled. Census 2024 state boundaries provide U.S. geographic context, with no district boundaries or state results implied. Blue Democratic; red Republican.
Democratic women won at least 102 U.S. House seats, putting the party’s female membership above 100 for the first time, according to Associated Press race calls and a Center for American Women and Politics tally reported by The Washington Post. Republican women had won 16 seats in the reported snapshot; additional House races remained uncalled.
Fifteen women also won governor’s races. The winners include Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, who will become the nation’s first Black woman governor, and Democrat Deb Haaland in New Mexico, who will become its first Native American woman governor. The House figures count called winners and do not include candidates who were only leading.
