Who made history in the 2022 US midterm elections?
As results roll in, history is being made in the US – here’s a breakdown of the candidates.
- Dem. Maxwell Frost, 25 is projected to win in Florida’s 10th congressional District – he will be the first Gen Z elected to serve in US Congress.
- Rep. Katie Britt, 40, is predicted to be elected as Alabama’s first woman to serve in the US Senate.
- Dem. Wes Moore, 44, has made history as Maryland’s first black governor.
- Dem. Maura Healey, 51 is projected to win Massachusetts’s governor race, she will be the first lesbian to be elected governor.
- Dem. James Roesener, 26, is projected to become the first openly transgender man to be to elected to any state legislature in US history.