Some historic firsts from the 2026 midterm elections

NPR | By Megan Lim,

Mallory Yu

Published November 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM MST

Tuesday was not only a night of Democrat victories in midterm elections, but of historic firsts — including the first openly gay man elected to the Senate and the first Black woman elected governor.

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