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As of early Wednesday morning, 96 women were being projected to win House races, with 31 women newly elected to the House and 65 female incumbents. That would exceed the previous record of
85 representatives, according to the Congressional Research Service. Of the 23 seats the Democrats have picked up so far, 17 are women. In total, 76 of the projected female House winners
coming from the Democratic Party and 11 from the Republican side. Among them was New York Democratic congressional nominee Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who at 29 becomes the youngest woman ever
elected to Congress, taking 78 percent of the vote. Delivering her victory speech, she said: "This is a movement for social, economic and racial justice in the United States of
America." Speaking at a victory part in Washington, Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi said: “Tomorrow will be a new day in America. "We will have a responsibility to find our
common ground where we can, stand our ground where we can't." Fifty-five percent of women said they backed a Democrat for the House this year, compared with 49 percent who in 2014
said they backed a Democrat in the congressional midterm elections, according to a a Reuters/Ipsos Election Day poll. The results were based on a survey of 38,196 people who voted in 37
states, which conducted online on Tuesday.