US midterm elections: Historic milestones marked by winning candidates in 2022

Democratic party candidate Becca Balint from Vermont created history in the state by becoming the first woman to be elected to the Senate after defeating Republican Liam Madden. She also became the first openly gay to be elected to Congress from the state. (Photo: @BeccaBalintVT)
 

Republican candidate Markwayne Mullin won the special election against former Democratic US Representative Kendra Horn, becoming the first Native American in the Senate after almost 20 years. 

A citizen of the Cherokee Nation he will also become the first Native American senator from Oklahoma in almost a century.

Republican candidate Katie Britt became the first elected female senator from Alabama after defeating Democratic candidate Will Boyd. This win also makes her one of the youngest GOP Senators at the age of 40.

Democratic party candidate, Wes Moore, became the first Black person to be elected governor in the state of Maryland and the third-ever Black person to become the governor in United States history. 

Moore’s victory also returns the state’s governor’s mansion to Democrats after eight years of Republican control. In this race, he defeated Republican candidate Dan Cox. (File Photo: @iamwesmoore)

Republican candidate Chuck Grassley from Iowa became the oldest GOP senator at age 89 after winning his reelection bid against Democratic opponent Mike Franken.

Democratic party candidate, Maura Healey became the first woman to be elected to represent the state of Massachusetts as a governor and the first openly lesbian to win a gubernatorial election in the US. She defeated Trump-backed Republican candidate Geoff Diehl. (File Photo: @maura_healey)

The candidate from the Republican party, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, became the first woman elected governor of Arkansas. She was also the former press secretary in ex-President Donald Trump’s administration. 

Sanders has won the office her father, Mike Huckabee, had held for over a decade making her the first daughter in US history who became governor of the same state as her father. She defeated Democratic party candidate Chris Jones. 
 

On Tuesday, Democratic party candidate, Andrea Campbell, became the first Black woman elected attorney general of Massachusetts. She will be replacing the outgoing AG Maura Healey and the third woman in a row to hold the office of AG in the state. (File Photo)
 

The 25-year-old Democratic party candidate, Maxwell Alejandro Frost, became the first member of Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) elected to Congress after defeating Republican candidate Calvin Wimbish in the state of Florida's 10th Congressional District.
 

On Tuesday, Democratic party candidate, Summer Lee, won the election from Pennsylvania and will represent the state in the House. She defeated Republican party candidate Mike Doyle from the 12th Congressional District. 

Notably, in 2018, she also became the first African American woman from Harrisburg to be elected to the state House. (Photo: @kileykoscinski)
 

On Tuesday, Democratic candidate and Indian-American, Aruna Miller became the first immigrant to hold the office of Lieutenant Governor in the state of Maryland. (Photo: @arunamiller)
 

These midterm elections marked some historic wins for transgender candidates as they won their respective state legislature races in Montana, Minnesota and as well as New Hampshire. 

Democratic party candidates Zooey Zephyr of Montana and Leigh Finke of Minnesota defeated their Republican opponents becoming first transgender women elected to state legislature. (Photo (L): Twitter/@leighfinke) (Photo (R): zooeyformontana.com)
 

Democratic candidate, James Roesener in New Hampshire became the first transgender man in United States history to be elected to the state legislature. The 26-year-old who also identifies as bisexual defeated Republican candidate, Dennis Soucy. (Photo: @gaytimes)