Society · United States · United States of America · November 5, 2026

Midterms bring wave of historic firsts

Reported by 6 outlets · first reported Nov 4, 12:03 PM ET · from an earlier edition that day

Amish Shah, Abdul El-Sayed (first Muslim senator), Gina Hinojosa (Texas's first Latina governor), Deb Haaland and Peggy Flanagan won historic races. Five Black governors were elected.

Why it matters

Elected officials more closely reflect the population.

Background

Previously only three Black governors had been elected.

Sources

• Al Jazeera ↗Nov 4, 7:24 PM ET
• CBC News ↗Nov 4, 12:03 PM ET
• The Hindu ↗Nov 4, 10:25 PM ET

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