Rainbow Wave: The LGBTQ Election Winners ๐
Amazing news: A historic Number Of LGBTQ Candidates Won Primaries In 2018 Midterms! Over 100! We also won YES on 3 in Massachusetts, to protect transgender accommodations. Check out some of the LGBTQ winners below!
Tammy Baldwin
Americaโs first and only openly LGBTQ senator reelected

Teri Johnston
First-ever lesbian mayor of Key West

Brian Sims
Out Pennsylvania state legislator reelected

Jared Polis
First openly gay man elected to governor

Sharice Davids
First ever out lesbian Native America woman on Congress

Megan Hunt
First openly LGBTQ person, who is bisexual, to win State Legislature in Nebraska

Betsy Driver
The First Intersex Mayor of a U.S. City

Kate Brown
Openly LGBTQ person reelected to Governor of Oregon by just 7 votes

JD Ford
Indianaโs First Openly Gay State Lawmaker

Brandon Woodard
Openly gay candidate took a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives

Susan Ruiz
Openly gay candidate took a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives

Gavin Newsom
Next governor of California


Julie Johnson
Out lesbian Julie Johnson unseated the Republican rep. in Texas House of Representatives



And as a MAJOR bonusโฆ
77-year-old Althea Garrison will become the first openly trans person to be seated on the Boston City Council

View all the winning LGBTQ candidates on NBCnews.com
This article was updated Nov 8, 2018 at 8:34 PM
Cover photo from: famousdc.com