The major parties in eight states haven’t had a woman nominee for governor since 1970 (and probably ever) – The Washington Post

Mary Burke made Wisconsin history Tuesday.

She and South Dakota’s Susan Wismer — both of them Democrats — this year became the first women since 1970 and likely ever to secure a major-party nomination for governor in their respective states, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. In eight other states, that has yet to happen. Women only began taking office in significant numbers around the early 1970s, following the growth of the women’s rights movement, which is why CAWP is relatively sure that there weren’t earlier nominees, according to a spokeswoman.

The eight states without a female major-party nominee since at least 1970 are: Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Utah. (Ohio has had an acting female governor, but not a candidate. Former Utah Gov. Olene Walker (R) took office through succession and was therefore never nominated to run.) All told, 24 states, including Wisconsin, have never had a female governor, according to the center.

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