More Than Twice As Many Women Are Running For Congress In 2018 Compared With 2016.
Democratic women (even those who don't have a daughter running for Congress) are amped up for 2018.
It's visible in Spanberger's volunteers, about two-thirds of whom are women, and in this race's candidates as well.
Spanberger is one of four Democrats, three women, along with one man, vying for that party's nomination in this district.
At latest count, 431 women were running for or were likely to run for the House nationwide — 339 Democrats and 92 Republicans.
Likewise, 50 women are running for or likely to run for Senate, compared with 25 at this point in 2016.
At this point in the 2016 cycle, she said, about 920 women had reached out to EMILY's List saying they were interested in running for office. »