美国定于11月3日举行中期选举，届时将选举众议院全部435个席位、参议院35个席位以及36个州的州长职位1。本次选举可能产生多项历史性突破，多位女性候选人有望打破美国政治中的性别壁垒。
当前美国国会女性议员数量创下历史新高，共152人，占比28.4%1。其中众议院拥有125名女性议员（民主党95人，共和党30人），参议院有27名女性议员（民主党16人，共和党11人）1。此外，现有14位女性州长担任职务，其中10人来自民主党，4人来自共和党1。尽管女性约占美国人口的51%，但在国会中的代表比例远低于这一数字。
即将举行的中期选举有望进一步提升女性在政治中的代表性。民主党候选人佩姬·弗兰纳根若在明尼苏达州参议员竞选中胜出，将成为美国参议院历史上首位原住民女性1。黑人民主党候选人凯莎·兰斯·博托姆斯在乔治亚州州长竞选中被认为有50-50的胜算，若其当选，将成为美国首位黑人女州长1。
The United States will hold midterm elections on November 3, with 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and 36 gubernatorial positions up for election.1 Women currently comprise a historic high of 152 members in Congress, representing 28.4 percent of the total, including 125 in the House and 27 in the Senate.1 Despite women making up 51 percent of the U.S. population, their representation in Congress remains significantly lower than their demographic share.1
The Democratic caucus contains far more women legislators than the Republican Party, with 95 Democratic women in the House compared to 30 Republicans, and 16 Democratic women in the Senate compared to 11 Republicans.1 Currently, 14 states have women governors, of whom 10 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.1 The November elections present opportunities for further breakthroughs in female political representation.
Among the potentially historic outcomes, Democratic candidate Peggy Flanagan could become the first Native American woman in the U.S. Senate if elected to represent Minnesota.1 In Georgia's gubernatorial race, Black Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms is considered to have a 50-50 chance of becoming the nation's first Black female governor.1
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