Black Women Candidates Running for Office

Searchable list of 617 black women candidates running for office in 2018 in the U.S.

98 for federal seats, 219 for state seats, 276 for local seats and 24 not specified
250 in blue states and 367 in red states, 210 incumbents and 407 challengers

Browse Candidates by State

Click a state to see its candidates. The number of candidates is shown in parenthesis.

Alabama (38)Alaska (1)Arizona (8)Arkansas (6)California (38)Colorado (3)Connecticut (2)Washington DC (6)Delaware (4)Florida (48)Georgia (37)Hawaii (0)Idaho (1)Illinois (57)Indiana (4)Iowa (3)Kansas (2)Kentucky (9)Louisiana (3)Maine (2)Maryland (74)Massachusetts (8)Michigan (13)Minnesota (11)Mississippi (3)Missouri (12)Montana (0)Nebraska (1)Nevada (4)New Hampshire (2)New Jersey (9)New Mexico (1)New York (14)North Carolina (23)North Dakota (0)Ohio (16)Oklahoma (3)Oregon (7)Pennsylvania (10)Puerto Rico (0)Rhode Island (2)South Carolina (7)South Dakota (0)Tennessee (24)Texas (76)Utah (1)Vermont (1)Virgin Islands (1)Virginia (5)Washington (4)West Virginia (2)Wisconsin (11)Wyoming (0)

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Upcoming Primary Elections

Find black women candidates in your state's upcoming elections:

State Primary date
Connecticut August 14
Minnesota August 14
Vermont August 14
Wisconsin August 14
Alaska August 21
Wyoming August 21
Arizona August 28
Florida August 28
Massachusetts September 4
Delaware September 6
New Hampshire September 11
Rhode Island September 12
Louisiana November 6