# Ten historic firsts: the winning US midterm candidates making waves

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ten-historic-firsts-the-winning-us-midterm-candidates-making-waves/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:30:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:12:47+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/us-midterms-historic-firsts
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Keisha Lance Bottoms is the first Black woman elected governor.
- Abdul El-Sayed is the first Muslim elected to the US Senate.
- Several candidates broke historic barriers in state and national races.

## Summary

The US midterm elections produced a series of historic victories, with candidates breaking racial, gender and other barriers in state and national races. The results include the country’s first Black woman governor and the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, reshaping who holds several prominent offices.

Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governorship, while Abdul El-Sayed defeated Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race. Other firsts include Xavier Becerra as California’s first elected Latino governor, Gina Hinojosa as Texas’s first Latina governor, and Chris Pappas as the Senate’s first openly gay man; the article also highlights wins by Native American and Black candidates in other states. The supplied text ends partway through its account of Amy Acton’s Ohio victory.

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