US midterms deliver historic wins for Black, Native American, and gay candidates

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The 2026 US midterm elections produced historic firsts for minority candidates, with Democrats winning key governorships and a Senate seat while breaking the Republican majority. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected governor of Georgia, becoming the first Black woman to hold that office nationwide, while Democrat Deb Haaland became the first Native American woman elected governor in New Mexico. Democrat Chris Pappas won a Senate seat in New Hampshire as the first openly gay man in the upper chamber, and Hakeem Jeffries is expected to become the first Black Speaker of the House.


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