Five Blacks Win US Governorships, 7 Senate Seats, 58 House of Representatives Positions
The US midterms on November 3, 2026, witnessed a historic wave for Black candidates and saw their biggest expansion in history.
The US midterms on November 3, 2026, witnessed a historic wave for Black candidates and saw their biggest expansion in history.
Also, Hakeem Jeffries is in line to become first Black Speaker of the House after Democrats won the House.
These are despite maps redrawn to cut Black votes.
The midterms produced five Black governors who will serve at same time in January, and more than double ever elected before:
They include the first Black woman ever elected governor of US state of Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat; first Black Republican's governor - Byron Donalds for Florida and David Crowley, first Black Democrat for Wisconsin.
They also include Nevada's first Black
Democrat, who was re-elected for Maryland -Wes Moore as well as the first Black woman elected governor of
US Virgin Islands, Stacey Plaskett
Before Tuesday's election, only three Black people had ever been elected governor in US history. Now they are seven.
SENATE — record 6-7 Black Senators:*
- Juliana Stratton, Democrat, - Illinois- Newly elected, 5th Black woman ever elected to Senate
2. Cory Booker, Democrat - New Jersey - Re-elected
Not up but continuing: Raphael Warnock -GA, Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Lisa Blunt Rochester, Democrat, Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Scott Colom, Democrat - Mississippi race still too close to call - would be first Black Senator from MS since Reconstruction if he wins, meaning that three Black women will serve in Senate at once.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — 58 Black voting members going into 120th Congress (down from 61 because 4 Black Republicans ran for higher office):
New winners:
-Melat Kiros - First Black woman Colorado ever sent to Congress, first Gen Z woman in Congress
- Adrian Boafo; Donna Miller, La Shawn Ford; Lakesha Womack, Cyril Jeffersons,
Donavan McKinney and Frederick Douglas Haynes III
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