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.
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Number of females in statewide elected executive office in 2016, by race
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 June 13, 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 June 13, 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: June 13, 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 June 13, 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/
