For the first time ever, two Black women have been elected to serve in the U.S. Senate, while voters also sent a transgender lawmaker to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Democratic Delaware Senate candidate state Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester shakes hands with supporters during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. Sarah McBride, Democratic candidate for Delaware's at-large congressional district, takes a selfie with supporters during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Wilmington, Del.
Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks prevailed in their races, doubling the number of Black women ever elected to the Senate – from two to four. Delaware voters also elected Sarah McBride to an at-large House seat, making her the first openly transgender person elevated to Congress.
Their victories raise the number of Black members of the Senate to five, the most to serve together in history. Still, the Senate’s 100 members have historically been, and continue to be, mostly white men.
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