Historic firsts for minority candidates in US midterm elections

The US midterm elections delivered historic firsts for minority candidates, including the first Black female governor, first openly gay male senator, and first female Native American governor, alongside major Democratic gains. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia's governorship, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in any US state, while Chris Pappas of New Hampshire will be the first openly gay man in the Senate, and Deb Haaland won New Mexico as the first Native American female governor. Other milestones included Gina Hinojosa as Texas's first Latina governor, and Hakeem Jeffries could become the first Black House Speaker. The results were widely seen as a rebuke of President Donald Trump's second term.