While the midterm elections weren’t perfect for women—Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial race in Georgia is still undecided and anti-abortion measures were passed in Alabama and West Virginia—they were still very good. Here are some of the key results:
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Ayanna Pressley (D) has been elected to the U.S. House. She will be the first Black woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress after defeating a 10-term Congressman in her primary to win the Democratic nomination pic.twitter.com/TJ9aIALiMS
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NOT A DRILL: We officially have a lesbian, Native American, former MMA-fighting Congresswoman in Kansas! Well done, Sharice Davids! #ElectionDay https://t.co/DB5N0yrTv3
rnt— Lambda Legal (@LambdaLegal) November 7, 2018
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Congrats to @Electpadmakuppa on winning her election and becoming the first Indian American woman elected to the Michigan state Legislature! pic.twitter.com/mtr6LqSxES
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Democrat Jahana Hayes, a teacher, won a House seat in Connecticut’s 5th District, becoming one of the first black congresswomen from a New England state. Democrat Ayanna Pressley, who won in Massachusetts’s 7th District, is the other history-making winner. https://t.co/VYApyKs3ug
rnt— The Lily (@thelilynews) November 7, 2018
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.@sharicedavids & @Deb4CongressNM become the first two Native American women elected to Congress! So excited to be celebrating even MORE fierce, kickass women of color leading the way. #ElectionNight ? https://t.co/BFSKRWj4EE
rnt— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) November 7, 2018
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HISTORY MADE: Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar just joined Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib to become the first Muslim women elected to Congress! #ElectionNight https://t.co/TcZFOaDKf3
rnt— UltraViolet (@UltraViolet) November 7, 2018
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BREAKING: Rashida Tlaib is the first Palestinian-American woman and the first Muslim woman ever elected to U.S. Congress. #Midterms2018 pic.twitter.com/EEOuMTMibE
rnt— AJ+ (@ajplus) November 7, 2018
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Sylvia Garcia and Veronica Escobar made congressional history Tuesday night as the first-ever Latinas elected to represent Texas in the U.S. House. https://t.co/A9mtC46irI #Midterms2018 #ElectionDay #Election2018 #tx2018
rnt— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) November 7, 2018
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Pro-choice majority maker @IlhanMN was just elected as the nation’s first Somali-American congresswomen AND one of the first two Muslim congresswomen ever elected! Congratulations, Ilhan! #ElectionNight #MN05 pic.twitter.com/XuNR78vWi6
rnt— NARAL (@NARAL) November 7, 2018
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.@Ocasio2018 just became the youngest woman elected to Congress. Ever.
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rnttThis is history. So proud of you, Representative-Elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez! pic.twitter.com/LeqSpHbznLrnt— Latino Victory (@latinovictoryus) November 7, 2018
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1st black woman elected to Congress from MA: Ayanna Pressley
rntt1st Latinas elected to Congress from TX: Sylvia Garcia + Veronica Escobar
rntt1st Native American woman elected to Congress: Sharice Davids
rntt1st Muslim women elected to Con: Ilhan Omar + Rashida Tlaib https://t.co/WnqT3goZOhrnt— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 7, 2018
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When you consider the rampant voter suppression and gerrymandering at work to stop this, you must celebrate. Many forces tried to make sure this didn’t happen. But it did. Everything won’t be won tonight. But if you can’t see the light in this darkness, you really aren’t looking. https://t.co/ExSIQJ9mQz
rnt— Ava DuVernay (@ava) November 7, 2018
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And again Black women are shown to be the true face of progressivism in America ??♀️ pic.twitter.com/3z5HRXCQIg
rnt— Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) November 7, 2018
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