# ‘Seismic shift’: Native American women made significant gains in US midterms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/seismic-shift-native-american-women-made-significant-gains-in-us-midterms/
- Published: 2026-11-08T21:04:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T21:21:10+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/08/native-american-women-midterm-elections
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Deb Haaland will be the first Native American woman governor.
- Peggy Flanagan will become the first Native woman in the US Senate.
- At least 75 Native women and gender-diverse candidates won.

## Summary

US midterm voters elected a record number of Native American women and non-binary candidates, including the first Native woman governor and senator. The results mark a major expansion of Indigenous representation in elected office and build on gains made over decades.

At least 75 Native women, non-binary and Two Spirit candidates won, according to Advance Native Political Leadership and ICT. Deb Haaland will become New Mexico governor, while Peggy Flanagan will enter the Senate; Crystalyne Curley and Tina Abrams will lead their tribal nations. A further 363 Indigenous candidates ran nationwide, with at least 180 winning; Mary Peltola’s Senate race in Alaska remains undecided.

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