She Led. She Ran. She Won. · 2026 report · Updated
When sisters lead, we all rise.
SISTERS LEAD SISTERS VOTE
ELECTION RECEIPT · NOV 3 2026
BLACK WOMEN CANDIDATES · 2026
WIN RATE*
*decided general elections
WHEN SISTERS LEAD, WE ALL RISE.
I
She Led.
Leadership starts at the ballot box and in community. Black women voted, organized, and showed up for one another before a single race was called.
✦She voted
How we voted, state by state.
State · raceBlack women's share of votersBacked the winner*Elected
*Share of Black women who backed the Democratic candidate in that race. "Elected" counts Black women elected in the state in 2026, from this tracker. Select a state to see her winners on the map.
Nationally, U.S. House vote
93%
of Black women backed the Democratic House candidate. Black women were 5% of all voters.
Source: The Voter Poll by SSRS for ABC, AP, CBS, CNN, Fox, NBC and MS NOW, interviews Oct. 22 to Nov. 3, 2026, as published by ABC News. Results are weighted and preliminary. State results for smaller groups rest on small samples.
✦Black women in community
In sisterhood, on the ballot.
See something missing or wrong?
These counts come from public bios, so they are a floor. If you ran in 2026, or you know a candidate's sorority, Links chapter, NCNW section or other group, tell us and we'll add it after a quick check.
Counts reflect memberships documented in candidate bios and official profiles during SLSV research. Groups did not provide member lists, so these numbers are a floor, not a full count. Submissions are reviewed by SLSV before they appear here.
II
She Ran.
Every woman who put her name on a ballot is a leader. We count every one of them, win or lose.
✦Every one a leader
Each dot is a Black woman who stepped forward to lead in 2026. Scroll to follow her path: to the November ballot, to the win, to the office she'll hold. Hover for a name, or tap a dot to open her profile.
✦HBCU strong
Educated at an HBCU, ready to serve.
ElectedOther results
III
She Won.
The pivot from leadership to governance. Here's where she won, and where she'll serve.
✦Results
Once she reached November, she won.
From the ballot to the win
Win rate counts decided general elections. Select an office to see those candidates in the directory.
The bigger picture
2026 midterms · results as of Nov. 6Sources: Associated Press via NBC News, MultiState and Stateline (governors, legislatures); NBC News projections (House); The Washington Post (ActBlue and WinRed donors, through Oct. 14). Compiled in Doug Sosnik, Brunswick Group, Nov. 6, 2026. Figures are projections and may change as races are called.
✦New seats
Holding ground, breaking through.
Women defending a seat almost never lost it. Women running for a new one still won most of the time, and every one of those wins is a seat Black women didn't hold before.
Defending a seat
Incumbents
Running for a new seat
Newcomers
✦Where she'll serve
From Atlanta to St. Thomas.
0· grey tiles had no confirmed candidate
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✦Directory
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