# US midterms bring historic firsts as minorities win key races

https://mins.news/en/video/129382

- France 24 English, 2026-11-04 16:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3pB3kQ3IaI

> Minority candidates won several key races in the US midterms: Minnesota elected the first Native American woman to the Senate, New Hampshire the first openly gay man, Michigan the first Muslim, and Georgia the country’s first Black woman governor.

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