NPR - A record number of women will serve as state governors next year — building on the historic gains made during the 2022 elections. The new record came after Republican Kelly Ayotte, a former U.S. senator and state attorney general, won the New Hampshire governor's race on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Joyce Craig in what was considered this year's most competitive gubernatorial election.
Ayotte's victory will bring the total number of women holding state governor’s offices to 13 — surpassing the previous high of 12 set after elections in 2022. Before that, the highest number of women serving as governors was nine, a record established in 2004.
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