These candidates made history in the 2024 election

Democrat Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 5, 2024.

U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) became the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate on Nov. 5, 2024.

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks became Maryland’s first Black senator on Nov. 5, 2024.

Elizabeth Steiner (D) became the first woman to serve as treasurer in Oregon. She ran in an open race. In this file photo, Sen. Elizabeth Steiner speaks about the Uniting Oregon Agenda at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

Alabama’s congressional map was redrawn in 2023 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the proposed Alabama congressional district map was gerrymandered, discriminating against Black voters in the case of Allen v. Milligan. While the state initially refused to redraw the map, defying a federal court order, a new map was eventually drawn. This allowed for another nearly majority Black district in Alabama and set the stage for the competitive primaries as a minority opportunity district. Shomari Figures, who was announced as the winner of this race after the Nov. 5, 2024 election, will be the first person to represent the new district. Since Figures won, Alabama will have two Democrats in the House for the first time since 2008 when it had three Democratic representatives. In this file photo, Figures accepts the endorsement of Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed at the Alabama Democratic Party office in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.