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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The U.S. midterm elections 2026 will be remembered not just for the stunning number of losses Democrats handed to President Donald Trump and Republicans, but also for a wave of historic firsts across the country.
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Democrats → remember → country
The closely watched polls, held on November 3, 2026, saw voters electing the first Native American female governor, the first Black female governor, the first Muslim US senator and first openly gay male US senator.
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voters → watch → governor
The astonishing blue wave also means the United States will likely have its first-ever Black speaker of the House.
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States → mean → House
U.S. midterm poll races that made history
First Black woman governor
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected governor of Georgia, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor in the United States, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson and flipping the top job in a key swing state.
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Bottoms → make → state
Her win returns the Governor’s office to Democrats after more than two decades of Republican control.
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win → return → control
First Native American female governor
Democrat Deb Haaland became the first Native American female governor in U.S. history when was declared the winner over Republican Gregg Hull, a former mayor, to lead New Mexico.
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Haaland → become → Mexico
In 2018, Haaland was one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress.
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Haaland → elect → Congress
Then she became the first Native American Cabinet secretary, running President Joe Biden’s Department of the Interior.
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she → become → Interior
First Muslim Senator
Abdul El-Sayed will become the first Muslim American to serve in the U.S. Senate after registering victory in Michigan.
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Sayed → become → Michigan
The race between the progressive Michigan Democrat and Republican Mike Rogers had grabbed attention nationally.
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race → grab → attention
El-Sayed has had to contend with Republicans all the way up to Trump implying or overtly stating that the Michigan-born epidemiologist is not American and supports terrorism.
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epidemiologist → have → terrorism
El-Sayed and his supporters have denounced the attacks as Islamophobic or racist affronts to religious freedom.
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Sayed → denounce → freedom
Also read: Who is Abdul El-Sayed, first Muslim U.S. Senator-elect?
First openly gay male senator
Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas won his U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire and will become the country’s first openly gay male senator.
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Pappas → read → Hampshire
He defeated former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu, a Republican who previously served in both chambers of Congress.
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who → defeat → Congress
First Native American female U.S. senator
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has become the first Native American female U.S. senator, helping Democrats win back the Senate.
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Democrats → become → Senate
A citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, Flanagan defeated Republican Michele Tafoya, a former NFL sideline reporter.
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Flanagan → defeat → Tafoya
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