Election winners: first Black female governor and Muslim senator

The Boston Globe · Shirley Leung · 2026-11-05 10:30 UTC

There were so many political firsts it’s hard to keep up, including the first Black woman governor in the country: Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia.

So many women and people of color broke political barriers Tuesday night that here’s my big takeaway: DEI is back, baby.

Or maybe it never went away. Donald Trump and his Republican enablers just spent two years convincing us that diversity is bad for America.

From coast to coast, voters made clear what America is all about, who belongs here, and who can wield power: Black, Latino, Asian, Native American, Muslim, immigrant, gay — and women.

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