US election results: Bottoms first Black woman governor
Tuesday’s midterms brought Democratic wins including Georgia’s first Black woman governor and the first Muslim US senator, as voters rebuked President Donald Trump’s second term.
Tuesday’s US midterms produced several historic firsts for minority candidates amid strong Democratic gains.
Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governorship, Chris Pappas won a New Hampshire Senate seat, and Deb Haaland won New Mexico’s governorship.
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Senate race, US networks said, becoming the first Muslim elected to the US Senate.
Gina Hinojosa won in Texas as the state’s first Latina governor; Hakeem Jeffries could become the first Black House speaker if he wins the speakership.