# Historic firsts for minority leaders in US midterm elections

https://mins.news/en/item/128501

- euronews, 2026-11-04 06:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/historic-leadership-firsts-for-minorities-across-us-in-midterm-vote

> The US midterms produced several firsts: voters elected the first Black woman governor, the first openly gay male senator and the first female Native American governor. Democrats also scored resounding wins.

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