Meet the history-makers of the 2024 elections
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The winners of several elections up and down the ballot will be making history this year, CNN projects.
The winners of several elections up and down the ballot will be making history this year, CNN projects. A victory for the Democratic presidential ticket would see Kamala Harris become the first woman elected president, as well as the first Black woman and first Asian American to occupy the Oval Office. A Republican victory would see JD Vance sworn in as the first millennial vice president. Both parties are also poised to welcome a diverse group of newly elected lawmakers in Congress and in state executive offices. Among the projected winners in US Senate races are Democrats Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, who – in addition to becoming their states’ first Black senators – will also be the first two Black women to serve simultaneously in the chamber. In the House, CNN projects North Dakota to make history with the election of its first woman, Republican Julie Fedorchak, to the state’s at-large district. The result will leave Mississippi as the only state not to have elected a woman to the US House. Democrats are also poised to make breakthroughs for LGBTQ representation. Sarah McBride, the projected winner of Delaware’s at-large House seat, will be the first transgender person to serve in Congress. Julie Johnson will be the first out LGBTQ person to win a federal election in Texas, the nation’s second-most populous state.
Republican Tim Sheehy will defeat three-term Montana Sen. Jon Tester, CNN projects, boosting the GOP’s hopes of claiming the Senate majority. JE: MAY NEED TO UPDATE DEPENDING ON WHEN THIS RACE IS CALLED
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Republican former Sen. Kelly Ayotte will win the New Hampshire governor’s race, CNN projects, completing a political comeback eight years after she lost her Senate seat.
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The winners of several elections up and down the ballot will be making history this year, CNN projects.
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks will win the Maryland Senate race, CNN projects, defeating Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan, whose candidacy made the race to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin competitive in this otherwise deep-blue state.
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