Historic Wins for Minority Candidates

Seven historic candidates were elected in the US 2026 Midterm Elections, including Keisha Lance Bottoms as the first black woman governor of Georgia and Abdul El-Sayed as the first Muslim senator. Other notable wins included Deb Haaland and Gina Hinojosa.

The US midterm elections produced historic wins for Indigenous and minority candidates, including Deb Haaland as the first Native American woman governor, Peggy Flanagan as the first Indigenous woman in the US Senate, and Abdul El-Sayed as the first Muslim elected to the Senate.

The 2026 US Midterm Elections saw historic victories, including the election of the first Muslim senator, Abdul El-Sayed, and the first Native American woman senator, Peggy Flanagan. Keisha Bottoms became the first Black woman governor in US history.