A night of historic firsts: 2026 midterm election winners set new milestones for diversity and generational change

From the first Muslim American U.S. senator to the first Native American woman governor, American voters set a long list of precedents on Tuesday.

From left: Chris Pappas, Gina Hinojosa, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Abdul El-Sayed, David Crowley [Source photos: Getty Images, Adobe Stock]

Midterm elections often fail to bring the enthusiasm that surrounds a general election, but this was no ordinary year.

Americans across the country went to the polls and delivered a significant rebuke of President Trump and candidates who support him. Democrats took back the House and the Senate, flipping long-standing red states like Texas along the way. 

Election results are still rolling in, but an incredible number of historic milestones have already........

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