Historic Wins in 2026 US Midterm Elections: First Black Woman Governor and More

Key points

• Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgia's first Black woman governor.
• Chris Pappas is set to be the first openly gay male US senator from New Hampshire.
• Abdul El-Sayed is projected to be the first Muslim US senator from Michigan.
• Byron Donalds is expected to become Florida's first Black governor.
• Annie Andrews is set to be South Carolina's first elected female senator.
• Gina Hinojosa is projected to be Texas's first Hispanic governor.
• Melat Kiros is expected to be Colorado's first Black woman in the US House.
• Adam Hamawy is projected to be New Jersey's first Muslim congressman.
• Claire Valdez is set to become New York's first Native American congresswoman.
• Jeremy Moss is expected to be Michigan's first openly gay congressman.
• Amy Acton is projected to be Ohio's first elected woman governor.
• Xavier Becerra is set to become California's first elected Latino governor.