Who Runs? A Comparison of Male and Female Gubernatorial Candidates

• In Event: When Governors Succeed An Examinations of Elections and Public Policy in the American States

Brief Overview

This paper compares successful female gubernatorial candidates against successful male candidates and unsuccessful female candidates. It finds that successful candidates stand out in demographics and experience in state government.

Authors

• Alicia Diana Forster, American Institutes for Research

• Mitchell Dylan Sellers, Tulane University