The U.S. is set to have a record number of women serving as governors next year — but Washington isn't part of that trend.
By the numbers: 13 women will be governors next year, after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte.
That will be the highest number of women governors that have ever served simultaneously, Rutgers' Center for American Women and Politics notes.
The previous record was 12 women governors in 2023.
All told, 26% of governors across U.S. states are set to be female in 2025.
Yes, but: Washington just elected a male governor for the fourth time in a row.
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is taking over the governor's mansion, after Gov. Jay Inslee chose not to run for reelection after three terms.
Flashback: Washington has had two female governors in its history: Chris Gregoire, who served from 2005-2013, and Dixy Lee Ray, who served from 1977-1981, per the Washington secretary of state's office.
18 states have never had a female governor before, according to the Rutgers center.