# A midterms of firsts: Records set for women, Black people, gay people, Muslims, Latinos and Indigenous people

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/a-midterms-of-firsts-records-set-for-women-black-people-gay-people-muslims-latinos-and-indigenous-people/
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:48:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T13:05:18+00:00
- Original publisher: El País (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-11-05/a-midterms-of-firsts-records-set-for-women-black-people-gay-people-muslims-latinos-and-indigenous-people.html
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats expect at least 100 women in the new House.
- The Senate will have its first Muslim member and openly gay man.
- Several historic firsts were elected as governors.

## Summary

The midterm elections marked several firsts in US politics, as voters elected a record number of candidates from groups historically underrepresented in senior office. The results also delivered Democrats a House majority, creating the prospect that Hakeem Jeffries will become the first Black speaker of the House.

Democrats said women will hold at least 100 seats in the new House. The incoming Senate will include its first Muslim member, El-Sayed, and its first openly gay man, Pappas; Georgia elected Bottoms as its first Black woman governor, while Texas chose Hinojosa as its first Latina governor. A Native American was also elected governor, though the article provides no name or state.

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