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Some historic firsts from the 2026 midterm elections

NPR | By Megan Lim,

Mallory Yu

Published November 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM CST

Tuesday was not only a night of Democrat victories in midterm elections, but of historic firsts — including the first openly gay man elected to the Senate and the first Black woman elected governor.

Megan Lim

Mallory Yu

Mallory Yu is an associate producer for All Things Considered.

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