This statistic shows the number of female representatives in statewide elective executive offices in the United States in 2016, by race. In 2016, there were 2 black women holding statewide elected executive offices. Overall, women of all races accounted for 27.1 percent of such offices in the United States.
Number of females in statewide elected executive office in 2016, by race
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Number of females in statewide elected executive office in 2016, by race
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Data do not include: governorships, officials in appointive state cabinet-level positions; officials elected to executive posts by the legislature; officials elected as
commissioners or board members from districts rather than statewide; members of the judicial branch; or elected members of university boards of trustees or boards
of education. Maine, New Hampshire, and Tennessee do not have statewide elected executive offices aside from the governorship.
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Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). (June 7, 2017). Number of females in statewide elected executive office in 2016, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/748536/female-representation-in-us-elected-executive-office-by-race/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). "Number of females in statewide elected executive office in 2016, by race." Chart. June 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748536/female-representation-in-us-elected-executive-office-by-race/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). (2017). Number of females in statewide elected executive office in 2016, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748536/female-representation-in-us-elected-executive-office-by-race/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). "Number of Females in Statewide Elected Executive Office in 2016, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748536/female-representation-in-us-elected-executive-office-by-race/
Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), Number of females in statewide elected executive office in 2016, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748536/female-representation-in-us-elected-executive-office-by-race/ (last visited February 18, 2025)
Number of females in statewide elected executive office in 2016, by race [Graph], Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), June 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/748536/female-representation-in-us-elected-executive-office-by-race/
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