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Democratic victories bring historic breakthroughs for women and minorities

Global Published 5 November 2026, 08:28 · archived 5 Nov 2026

CHICAGO: Voters across the US elected a historic slate of women, candidates of color and other underrepresented politicians on Tuesday, reshaping the face of political leadership as Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s administration ​to major gains nationwide. Democrats flipped control of both the House of Representatives and Senate while winning key statewide races, delivering a series of milestone victories. Gina Hinojosa became the first Latina elected ‌governor of Texas, Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan the first Muslim elected to the US Senate and Deb Haaland ...

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