STATES WITH THE MOST FEMALE STATE LAWMAKERS, 2016:

• COLORADO, 42 percent.

• VERMONT, 41 percent.

• ARIZONA, 38 percent.

• WASHINGTON, 34 percent.

• MINNESOTA, 33 percent.

• NEVADA, 33 percent.

• ILLINOIS, 32 percent.

• MARYLAND, 31 percent.

• MONTANA, 31 percent.

• OREGON, 31 percent.

STATES WITH THE FEWEST FEMALE STATE LAWMAKERS, 2016:

• KENTUCKY, 17 percent.

• TENNESSEE, 17 percent.

• UTAH, 15 percent.

• LOUISIANA, 15 percent.

• MISSISSIPPI, 14 percent.

• ALABAMA, 14 percent.

• WEST VIRGINIA, 14 percent.

• OKLAHOMA, 14 percent.

• SOUTH CAROLINA, 14 percent.

• WYOMING, 13 percent.

STATES THAT HAVE NEVER ELECTED OR APPOINTED A FEMALE TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

• ALASKA

• DELAWARE

• IOWA

• MISSISSIPPI

• NORTH DAKOTA

• VERMONT

STATES THAT HAVE NEVER ELECTED OR APPOINTED A FEMALE TO THE U.S. SENATE:

• ARIZONA

• COLORADO

• CONNECTICUT

• DELAWARE

• IDAHO

• INDIANA

• KENTUCKY

• MISSISSIPPI

• MONTANA

• NEVADA

• NEW JERSEY

• NEW MEXICO

• OHIO

• OKLAHOMA

• PENNSYLVANIA

• RHODE ISLAND

• SOUTH CAROLINA

• TENNESSEE

• UTAH

• VERMONT

• VIRGINIA

• WYOMING

STATES THAT HAVE NEVER ELECTED OR APPOINTED A FEMALE GOVERNOR:

• ARKANSAS

• CALIFORNIA

• COLORADO

• FLORIDA

• GEORGIA

• IDAHO

• ILLINOIS

• INDIANA

• IOWA

• MAINE

• MARYLAND

• MINNESOTA

• MISSISSIPPI

• MISSOURI

• NEVADA

• NEW YORK

• NORTH DAKOTA

• PENNSYLVANIA

• SOUTH DAKOTA

• TENNESSEE

• VIRGINIA

• WEST VIRGINIA

• WISCONSIN

— The Associated Press

Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures, Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.

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STATES WITH FEWER FEMALE STATE LAWMAKERS IN 2016 THAN IN 2005:

— CALIFORNIA

— CONNECTICUT

— DELAWARE

— HAWAII

— KANSAS

— LOUISIANA

— MARYLAND

— NEBRASKA

— NEW HAMPSHIRE

— NEW MEXICO

— NORTH CAROLINA

— OKLAHOMA

— UTAH

— WEST VIRGINIA

— WISCONSIN

— WYOMING

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STATES WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF FEMALE LAWMAKERS IN 2016 AS IN 2005:

— MICHIGAN

— MISSISSIPPI

— NEVADA

— TENNESSEE

— TEXAS

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