There were 122 Black Women Running for Congress. Here they are, organized by state.

Black Illustrations Black women in front of whiteboardI kept seeing all of these articles about how there’s a record-number of Black women running for Congress, but none of them said who they are or what they stand for. Those articles also failed to mention the high number of Latinos running for office, but that’s a different post. The reality is that America is changing and you can’t stop the beat. So, I took it upon myself to look up all the Black women running for U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, and organize them alphabetically by state.

Click a candidate’s name to learn more about her campaign. Candidates on this list represent the Democratic, Republican, and Green parties, and there are also Independent candidates. This list is not an endorsement of anyone. Some candidates are missing from this list, because they were fringe candidates without websites, and/or write-ins. Also, unless I indicate that a woman lost her primary, she is on the ballot in the general election and her campaign is still active.

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Alabama

Kiani Gardner

Phyllis Harvey-Hall

Terri Sewell

Adia Winfrey

Arkansas

Joyce Elliott

California

Karen Bass (current chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus)

Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy

Tamika Hamilton

Barbara Lee

Keanakay Scott (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Maxine Waters

Connecticut

Jahana Hayes

Delaware

Lisa Blunt-Rochester

Florida

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Vennia Francois

Sheila Griffin

Lashonda Holloway

Pam Keith

Sakinah Lehtola

Kimberly Walker

Frederica Wilson

Georgia

Lisa Babbage (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Vivian Childs

Annette Davis-Jackson

Maya Dillard-Smith

Jamesia James

Liz Johnson

Tabitha Johnson-Greene

Tamara Johnson-Shealey

Lucy MacBath

Joyce Marie-Griggs

Elaine Nietmann (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Jannquell Peters (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Barbara Seidman (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Paulette Smith (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Angela Stanton-King

Valencia Stovall

Mable Thomas

Keisha Waites

Nikema Williams

Illinois

Kina Collins (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Peggy Hubard (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Robin Kelly

Lauren Underwood

Philanise White

Indiana

Jeannine Lee Lake (her opponent is the vice president’s brother)

Dee Thornton (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Susan Smith

Kansas

Sharice Davids (she’s Native American, but still)

Kentucky

Shannon Fabert (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Louisiana

Candy Christophe

Maryland

Sheila Bryant (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Jill Carter (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Bridgette Cooper (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Reba Hawkins (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Terri Hill (she lost her primary, but FYI)

 Amber Ivey

Kim Klacik

Liz Matory (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Kim Shelton (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Mckayla Wilkes (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Massachusetts

Ayanna Pressley

Michigan

Articia Bomer

Brenda Jones (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Andrea Kirby

Brenda Lawrence

D. Etta Wilcoxon

Minnesota

Ilhan Omar

Tiffini Flynn Forslund (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Toya Woodland

Mississippi

Dorothy Benford

Sonia Rathburn (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Missouri

Cori Bush

Gena Ross

Winnie Heartstrong

Nebraska

Alisha Shelton (she lost her primary, but FYI)

New Jersey

Bonnie Watson Coleman

New York

Yvette Clarke

Jackie Gordon

Asha Castleberry-Hernandez (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Marlene Tapper (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Robin Wilt (she lost her primary, but FYI)

North Carolina

Alma Adams

Rhonda Foxx (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Monika Johnson-Hostler

Erica Smith

Patricia Timmons-Goodson

Cynthia Wallace

Ohio

Joyce Beatty

Vanessa Enoch

Marcia Fudge

Laverne Gore

Morgan Harper (She lost her primary, but FYI)

Shalira Taylor (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Desiree Tims

Oklahoma

Danyell Lanier

Pennsylvania

Kathy Barnette

South Carolina

Melissa Watson

Tennessee

Charlotte Bergmann

Marquita Bradshaw

Natisha Brooks (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Robin Kimbrough Hayes (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Keeda Haynes (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Erika Scotts Pearson

Texas

Sanjanetta Barnes (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Adrienne Bell

Barbara Mallory Callaway

Shenita Cleveland (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Amanda Edwards (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Sheila Jackson Lee

Nyanza Moore (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Sharon Thomas (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Renedria Welton

Melissa Wilson-Williams (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Monique Worthy (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Virginia

Vangie Williams (she lost her primary, but FYI)

Washington

Marilyn Strickland

Wisconsin

Gwen Moore

Wyoming

Lynette Grey Bull (she’s Native American, but still)

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  1. Liz

    Thank you for compiling this list. I’m honored to be a part of this sisterhood. Keep Rising!

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