--- title: A Record Number of Women Were Elected to the House description: With midterm results still rolling in, the next Congress is certain to have a record number of women by a wide margin. canonical: https://time.com/5446944/women-midterm-results/ author: Chris Wilson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-07T05:55:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T16:37:15.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: A Record Number of Women Were Elected to the House by a Wide Margin og:description: At least 90 women will be in the next Congress. og:url: https://time.com/5446944/women-midterm-results/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a8a8a92d85b5093/69893e75fb4eacad5b89824a/haley-stevens-election-women.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: haley-stevens-election-women og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Record Number of Women Were Elected to the House by a Wide Margin twitter:description: At least 90 women will be in the next Congress. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a8a8a92d85b5093/69893e75fb4eacad5b89824a/haley-stevens-election-women.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:47 video:published: 2018-11-07 section: politics topics: congressional election, historic firsts, Muslim women in Congress, gun crisis, healthcare, political division, candidate motivation genre: news, interview tones: celebratory, earnest, determined emotions: pride (high), determination (medium), frustration (low) sentiment: positive audience: voters, political news followers, civic-minded readers, policy observers people: Rashida Tlaib, Hanna Presley, Allan Omar organizations: United States Congress content_suitability: politics [00:00-00:47]; violence [00:39-00:47] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # A Record Number of Women Were Elected to the House by a Wide Margin > Sponsored content. 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Tlaib, a Democrat from Detroit who is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, ran unopposed in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District to become one of the first Muslim women in Congress_ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary Newly elected Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib reacts to her election and describes her decision to run rather than stay on the sidelines. She notes that she and other candidates ran out of frustration and as mothers, not primarily to make history. She says her priorities include the gun crisis and healthcare, which she frames as divisive issues in Congress. ## Key points - Tlaib says she ran because it was her time to stop sitting on the sidelines. (00:14) - She says she is also making history, but that this was not her main motivation for running. (00:17) - Tlaib says many candidates ran because they were fed up, not to be first in history. (00:22) - She names Hanna Presley and Allan Omar as fellow candidates who were also fed up. (00:25) - Tlaib describes many of the candidates as moms who felt it was important to act. (00:30) - She says she is focused on the gun crisis, healthcare and other issues she sees as dividing the United States Congress. (00:39) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:14] Tlaib Celebrates Her Congressional Victory. Tlaib acknowledges her status as Congresswoman-elect amid applause. - [00:14 to 00:25] Why She Decided to Run. Tlaib explains that she chose to run instead of sitting on the sidelines, and that history was a by-product. - [00:25 to 00:47] Priorities for Congress. Tlaib names fellow candidates who were also motivated to run and lists gun violence and healthcare as her priorities. ## Key quotes - [00:14] Rashida Tlaib: "this was my time to run and not sit on the sidelines" - [00:22] Rashida Tlaib: "many of us didn't run because we wanted to be first to make history" - [00:25] Rashida Tlaib: "Hanna Presley was also fed up" - [00:39] Rashida Tlaib: "focused on the gun crisis, focused on healthcare" ## Questions this video answers - Why did Rashida Tlaib decide to run for Congress? [00:14] - Was making history the main reason candidates ran for office? [00:22] - Which fellow candidates does Tlaib mention? [00:25] - What issues does Tlaib say she will focus on in Congress? [00:39] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-00:47]: Discussion of election results and congressional priorities. - violence [00:39-00:47]: Brief reference to the gun crisis as a policy priority.  by [Chris Wilson](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/)  ## Chris Wilson Updated: Dec 12, 2023 4:37 PM UTCPublished: Nov 7, 2018 5:55 AM UTC Tlaib, a Democrat from Detroit who is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, ran unopposed in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District to become one of the first Muslim women in Congress  by [Chris Wilson](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/)  ## Chris Wilson Updated: Dec 12, 2023 4:37 PM UTCPublished: Nov 7, 2018 5:55 AM UTC With the last of the midterm results still rolling in, the next Congress is certain to have a record number of women by a wide margin, easily surpassing the [standing record of 84 women](http://cawp.rutgers.edu/history-women-us-congress) in the House of Representatives. As of 2:45 a.m., 95 women have won seats in the 116th Congress, with 4 races yet to be called in which both candidates are female, meaning there will be at least 99 women reporting to work at the Capitol in January of next year. The number will almost certainly end up being north of 100, as 14 races also remain undecided in which a woman is running against a man. As for the Senate, the final tally will either meet or fall short of the current record-high 23 female members of Congress, depending on whether [Rep. Jacky Rosen can unseat Nevada Sen. Dean Heller](http://time.com/4878060/obamacare-heller-flake/). Arizona also remains uncalled, but both candidates are women. In split-gender races, women have won 65 races and lost 101, but this is not necessarily a strong indication of gender bias. Many of the [237 women on the ballot](http://cawp.rutgers.edu/potential-candidate-summary-2018) in this election were facing entrenched incumbents who typically enjoy a major advantage in fundraising and name recognition. At that rate, we can expect the number of women in the House to go as high as about 110 when the 14 remaining face-offs are called. Most recent Congressional elections have sent a record number of women to the House, but the gain has never been anywhere near the margin we can expect Wednesday morning. ## Transcript [00:00] So I think it's official that I am- [ APPLAUSE ] That I am [00:01] Congresswoman Elect Rashida [00:09] Tlaib. [ APPLAUSE ] That [00:14] this was my time to run and not sit on the sidelines. And so [00:17] I ran, and so by chance, I'm also making history today. But [00:22] more importantly, people got something different. I mean [00:25] many of us didn't run because we wanted to be first to [00:27] make history. I mean Hanna Presley was also fed up. Allan [00:30] Omar. I mean so many of us were all moms. We're We're [00:34] kind of people that just feel like it's really important that [00:39] we are focused on the gun crisis, focused on healthcare, [00:42] focused on all those things that seem to be a divide within [00:45] the United States Congress right now. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5446944/women-midterm-results/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5446944/women-midterm-results/"},"headline":"A Record Number of Women Were Elected to the House by a Wide Margin","datePublished":"2018-11-07T05:55:10.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T16:37:15.000Z","description":"With midterm results still rolling in, the next Congress is certain to have a record number of women by a wide margin.","url":"https://time.com/5446944/women-midterm-results/","keywords":["2018 Elections"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a8a8a92d85b5093/69893e75fb4eacad5b89824a/haley-stevens-election-women.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Wilson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a8a8a92d85b5093/69893e75fb4eacad5b89824a/haley-stevens-election-women.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"haley-stevens-election-women","caption":"Democratic candidate and winner of Michigan's 11th Congressional District Haley Stevens addresses the crowd at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, Mich. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.","creditText":"Erin Kirkland for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/2018-elections/","name":"2018 Elections"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5446944/women-midterm-results/","name":"A Record Number of Women Were Elected to the House by a Wide Margin"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Rashida Tlaib Just Became One of the First Muslim Women in Congress","description":"Tlaib, a Democrat from Detroit who is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, ran unopposed in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District to become one of the first Muslim women in Congress","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/zgDcSXCH/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-11-07T07:21:28.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zgDcSXCH.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5446944/women-midterm-results/","duration":"PT47S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5446944/women-midterm-results/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```