(AURN News) — Voters made history across America on Tuesday night.
Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history, shattering a barrier in Georgia.
In Texas, Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, becoming the state’s first Latina elected governor and ending more than 30 years of Republican control of the governor’s office.
Wisconsin elected David Crowley its first Black governor, while Nevada elected Aaron Ford its first Black governor.
Michigan sent Abdul El-Sayed to Washington as the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.
California elected Xavier Becerra, its first elected Latino governor. New Mexico elected Deb Haaland, the nation’s first Native American woman governor. Ohio elected Amy Acton, the first woman elected governor in the state’s history.
New Hampshire’s Chris Pappas became the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate, while Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan became the first Native American woman elected to the chamber.
Some races remain uncalled, but Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress and flipped several governorships.
