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8 races that made history on Election Day

8 races that made history on Election Day

Jake Epstein

Massachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey speaks during a Democratic election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Boston.AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

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.

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

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey speaks during news conference in Boston. Thomson Reuters

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

Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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

Fox News contributor Sarah Sanders makes her first appearance on the "Fox & Friends" television program on Sept. 6, 2019, in New York. AP Photo/Richard Drew, File

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

Lieutenant Governor of New York Kathy Hochul speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony in the Bronx borough of New York, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

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, congressman-elect for Florida’s 10th congressional district, at a Pride Parade in Orlando on October 15, 2022. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

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

BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT - OCTOBER 5: Vermont State Senator Becca Balint at home on October 5, 2022 in Brattleboro, Vermont. Balint, a Democrat, is running for U.S. House and should she win, would be the first congresswoman to represent the state. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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

Sen. Alex Padilla of California. Shawn Thew/Pool via AP

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

"I Voted" stickers are displayed at a polling place in Cheyenne, Wyo. on Aug. 16, 2022. Thomas Peipert/AP Photo

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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