Miami Herald: Female candidates gaining ground in gubernatorial races, study finds

By Katie Sanders

June 20, 2011, The Miami Herald

More than half of the 10 women who ran for governor in 2010 didn’t nab enough votes to clinch victory, including Democrat and former Florida CFO Alex Sink. But new research indicates that women’s campaigns ran on a more level playing field than in years past.

The research, announced Monday, comes from the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, a group focused on women’s representation in politics.

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