8 races that made history on Election Day
Several candidates made history during the 2022 midterms, breaking state and national barriers.
Among them are Maura Healey, Wes Moore, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders, at the gubernatorial level.
The following is a list of some candidates who scored notable achievements in their victories.
Several candidates made history during Tuesday's midterm elections by winning their respective races and broke barriers on both the state and national levels.
States across the country saw voters elect firsts in gender, sexual identity, and also in age brackets.
While not all races across the country have been called, here are some of the candidates who have made history so far during the election:
Maura Healey
Healey, Massachusetts' Democratic attorney general, defeated Trump-backed Republican Geoff Diehl in the state's gubernatorial election. In her victory, Healey will be the first openly lesbian governor in US history, while also becoming the state's first elected female governor.
Wes Moore
Democrat Wes Moore beat Republican Dan Cox in Maryland's gubernatorial election, becoming the state's first Black governor. Moore is a US Army combat veteran and a small business owner.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders will become Arkansas' first elected woman governor after she defeated Democrat Chris Jones in the state's gubernatorial election. She previously served as press secretary during the Trump administration and is the daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul will become New York's first female elected governor after she beat Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin. She was previously the first woman to hold the position after Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned in August 2021.
Maxwell Frost
Maxwell Frost, a Democrat, beat Republican Calvin Wimbish in Florida's 10th Congressional District to become the first Gen Z member of Congress. The 25-year-old is also slated to be Congress' only Afro-Cuban member.
Becca Balint
Democrat Becca Balint defeated Republican Liam Madden by a large margin to become Vermont's only House representative. With her victory, she'll become the first woman and LGBTQ elected to Congress by Vermont.
Alex Padilla
Democratic incumbent Sen. Alex Padilla became California's first Latino to be elected to the Senate after he beat Republican Mark Meuser. Previously the state's Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed him to fill the seat of Kamala Harris after she left for the White House.
James Roesener
James Roesener became the first openly trans man elected to serve in a US state legislature, after he won New Hampshire's 22nd state House district.
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