New Women Set to Join New York’s Congressional Delegation

Primary elections were held on Tuesday in Maryland, New York, and Utah. Full results for women candidates in federal and statewide executive races are available on this post on our Election Analysis page; there is one undecided race in Maryland featuring a woman candidate from yesterday's primaries, so this post will be updated once that contest is decided. In addition, runoff elections were held in South Carolina; find updates about those races at our results from the June 9th primaries post.
 

Maryland

• Women are 3 of 15 (20%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in Maryland, including 2 of 7 (28.6%) Democrats and 1 of 8 (12.5%) Republicans. One (1D) woman candidate remains in the race for the Democratic nomination in Maryland’s First Congressional District contest that is too close to call. 
• Women are 3 of 8 (37.5%) major-party nominees for statewide elective executive office in Maryland, including 2 of 4 (50%) Democrats and 1 of 4 (25%) Republicans. 
  • Incumbent Brooke Lierman (D) will face Sonya Dunn (R) in an all-woman contest for comptroller.

New York

• Women are 16 of 52 (30.8%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in New York, including 8 of 26 (30.8%) Democrats and 8 of 26 (30.8%) Republicans. Two of these races are very likely to result in new women joining the New York congressional delegation:
  • Darializa Avila Chevalier (D) won the Democratic nomination for New York’s 13th Congressional District, beating incumbent Representative Adriano Espaillat. The race is currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.
  • Assemblywoman Claire Valdez (D) won the Democratic nomination in the open contest for New York’s Seventh Congressional District. This district is rated “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.
• Women are 4 of 7 (57.1%) major-party nominees for statewide elective executive office in New York, including 3 of 3 (100%) Democrats and 1 of 3 (33.3%) Republicans. 
  • Kathy Hochul (D) was uncontested and will face Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R) for governor. The race is currently rated as “Solid Democrat” by Cook Political Report.
  • Tish James (D) was uncontested and will face Saritha Komatireddy (R) in an all-woman contest for attorney general.
  • Adrienne Adams won the Democratic nomination for New York’s lieutenant governor. If she wins in November, she would be the first Black woman elected to this office. New York state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins has served as New York’s lieutenant governor in an acting capacity. This is the first all-woman governor/lieutenant governor general-election ticket in New York history.

Utah

• Of the 8 major-party nominees for U.S. House in Utah, only one, incumbent Republican Representative Celeste Maloy, is a woman. Women make up 12.5% of major-party nominees, including none of the 4 Democrats and 1 of 4 (25%) Republicans. 

South Carolina Runoff

• Charleston County Councilwoman Jenna Honeycutt (R) and former U.S. Navy Admiral Nancy Lacore (D) won runoff elections in South Carolina’s First Congressional District. The race is currently rated as “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report. Learn more about all-women congressional and gubernatorial races, in 2026 and historically, here.

For more information, see the full analysis of how women fared in yesterday's contests on our Election Analysis page. Complete context about women in the 2026 elections can be found on CAWP's Election Watch.