US midterm elections deliver historic firsts for Black, Muslim, Latino, and Native American candidates

US voters elected historic firsts in Tuesday's midterm elections, including the first Black female governor, Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, and the first Muslim senator, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor, defeated Republican Rick Jackson despite scrutiny over her mayoral tenure marked by rising violent crime. El-Sayed won Michigan's Senate race over Mike Rogers, facing attacks on his identity from opponents during the campaign. Other milestones include California's first elected Latino governor, Xavier Becerra, and Texas's first Latina governor, Gina Hinojosa. Deb Haaland became New Mexico's first female Native American governor, while Byron Donalds won as Florida's first Black governor.