Representation of women in U.S. statewide executive office in 2016, by race

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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June 2017

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United States

Survey time period

2016

Supplementary notes

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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