This story originally appeared on The Advocate.It was not just a blue wave at the ballot box, but a rainbow wave that voters chose on Tuesday. Here's a look at all of the out queer winners decided in the 2026 midterm election. Sen-elect Chris Pappas (D) New HampshireChris Pappas is the first out gay
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The blue wave has finally reached shore. On Tuesday, and in the days leading up to it, Americans made their voices heard at the ballot box. Polls across the country had indicated a resounding victory for Democrats that has materialized tonight in the form of a majority in the U.S...
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Amy Acton has won Ohio's gubernatorial race, according to The Hill. She defeated her rabidly anti-LGBTQ+ opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy. Acton upset transgender voters and allies by voicing support for her state’s anti-trans sports ban. She subsequently skipped a listening session tha...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Congressman Mark Takano has handily secured an eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating Republican Steve Manos, who ran a long-shot campaign against the incumbent in California’s Democratic-leaning 39th Congression...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.California voters have elected bisexual Democrat Marni von Wilpert to Congress, flipping a Republican-held seat for a civil rights attorney whose breast cancer diagnosis turned the debate over healthcare into a question about her own...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Tina Kotek has won a second term as Oregon’s governor, returning a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive freedom to the state’s highest office.The Democrat defeated Republican nominee Christine Drazan, according to Decision Des...
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In a stunning victory for Democrats, James Talarico has easily defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the battle for Senate. Talarico was ahead of Paxton by more than a million votes when AP called the race. Republicans have controlled Texas for so long that Talarico seeme...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.California voters have reelected U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, returning an out gay immigrant and one of Democrats’ leading investigators to Congress as the party seeks greater power to scrutinize President Donald Trump’s administration.G...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Democratic Rep. Emily Randall, who made history in 2024 as the first openly LGBTQ+ Latina elected to Congress, has won reelection in Washington’s 6th Congressional District, securing a second term in the House of Representatives.Rand...
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In a stunning victory for Democrats, James Talarico has easily defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the battle for Senate, The Hill has reported. Talarico was ahead of Paxton by more than a million votes when Associated Press called the race. Talarico's win flips another...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.In a stunning upset, voters in deep red South Carolina chose Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews as their senator-elect Tuesday, unseating Republican Sen. Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and the candidate hand-selec...
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This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of The 19th. Meet Shefali and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.James Talarico will be the first Democrat to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate since 1994, Decision Desk HQ projects — a stunning upset ...
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Out transgender Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) won re-election after running unopposed in Montana’s 95th House District, according to Decision Desk HQ, which called her race at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. In 2022, she made history as the first out trans person to be elect...
