# Record number of women elected governor

https://mins.news/en/item/128485

- NBC News, 2026-11-04 05:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/record-number-female-governors-elected-rcna607366

> Voters in 15 states elected women as governors, setting a record as Democrats made sweeping gains in races across the ballot.

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