Mississippi Officially Becomes Only US State to Have Never Elected a Woman to Congress

As of Tuesday's election, Mississippi is the only state to never elect a woman into Congress. (Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Mississippi is officially the only state in the U.S. that has never elected a woman to Congress.

On Tuesday, Republican Julie Fedorchak was elected as the first woman to represent North Dakota in the House of Representatives, making it the 49th state to do so.