We know that there is no guarantee that a woman is going to make a better legislator simply by virtue of being a women, and yet these are the kinds of numbers that could keep “Tired” Tom Carper awake at night.
Women had a very good night in Tuesday’s primaries in Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina, and West Virginia.
Democratic women, in particular, had a great showing in all four states. Twenty-two Democratic female candidates won their respective primaries (including four incumbents). Five Republican women candidates were the winners of their primaries (including three incumbents).
In a year in which a record number of women stepped up to run for the House of Representatives, the first big primary night of 2018 shows that women aren’t just running — they’re winning.
Here are the Democratic women who won their House primaries in each state:
Indiana
Courtney Tritch (IN-3)
Tobi Beck (IN-4)
Dee Thornton (IN-5)
Jeannine Lake (IN-6)
Liz Watson (IN-9)
North Carolina
Linda Coleman (NC-2)
D.D. Adams (NC-5)
Kyle Horton (NC-7)
Incumbent Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12)
Kathy Manning (NC-13)
Ohio
Jill Schiller (OH-2)
Incumbent Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH-3)
Janet Garrett (OH-4)
Shawna Roberts (OH-6)
Vanessa Enoch (OH-8)
Incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9)
Theresa Gasper (OH-10)
Incumbent Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH-11)
Betsy Rader (OH-14)
Susan Moran Palmer (OH-16)
West Virginia
Kendra Fershee (WV-1)
Talley Sergent (WV-2)