In 1884 one woman, Marietta Stow, ran for vice president under the banner of the Equal Rights Party, and was the first women to run for vice president. In 2020, Kamala Harris became the third woman vice presidential nominee, and subsequently became the first female vice president of the United States.
Number of women who ran for vice president in the United States from 1884 to 2020
The source uses the following criteria to define women vice presidential candidates: achieved historic firsts; received more than 1% of the popular vote; and/or received more than 100 votes at a major-party presidential nominating convention.
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CAWP. (February 15, 2023). Number of women who ran for vice president in the United States from 1884 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366614/women-vice-presidential-run-us/
CAWP. "Number of women who ran for vice president in the United States from 1884 to 2020." Chart. February 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366614/women-vice-presidential-run-us/
CAWP. (2023). Number of women who ran for vice president in the United States from 1884 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366614/women-vice-presidential-run-us/
CAWP. "Number of Women Who Ran for Vice President in The United States from 1884 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366614/women-vice-presidential-run-us/
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Number of women who ran for vice president in the United States from 1884 to 2020 [Graph], CAWP, February 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366614/women-vice-presidential-run-us/