Historic US midterms: Black, Indigenous, Latina & LGBTQ leaders win key races

The 2026 US midterm elections have delivered several historic firsts, with candidates breaking longstanding barriers in gubernatorial and Senate races across the country.Democrats Keisha Lance Bottoms, Deb Haaland, Gina Hinojosa and Amy Klobuchar have made history with their victories in governors' races, while Peggy Flanagan and Chris Pappas have broken new ground in the Senate.The results include the election of the first Black woman governor in US history, the first Native American woman to lead a state, the first Latina governor of Texas and the first openly gay man elected to the US Senate.