When the midterms, the so-called "midterm elections", come out in the US in November, there are more women than ever before. According to the latest primaries in the states of Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington, according to the BBC, it is clear that eleven women will run for governorship in winter and 173 for a seat in the House of Representatives.

By comparison, in 1994, there were ten candidates in the governorship election. The victories of Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan) and Laura Kelly (Kansas) in the democratic primaries now secured the new record. For the House of Representatives, there had previously been the most female candidates in 2016. At that time there were 167.

"This has been an electoral season of female records for female candidates," said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP). "And tonight, this story continues."

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Rashida Tlaib

The congressional constituencies of Michigan are joined by several Muslim candidates, including Fayrouz Saad and Rashida Tlaib. The latter will definitely become the first Muslim and also the first Palestinian-American MP. Tlaib secured the nomination of the Democrats, a Republican rival candidate will not exist in November.

In Washington state, there are two purely female election campaigns

In Washington state, there will also be two races for a seat in the House of Representatives, with a Democratic as well as a Republican woman.

At the Midterms in November, all 435 seats of the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats of the Senate will be reassigned. The House of Representatives and the Senate represent the two chambers of Congress, the US Parliament.

An extraordinary election for the House of Representatives has already taken place: in Ohio, Republican Troy Balderson, supported by President Donald Trump, has only achieved a very narrow victory. The place is actually considered a Republican stronghold. The short result should be seen as a sign, regardless of the outcome, that the Democrats can hope in November to take over the majority in at least one congressional chamber.