 November 5, 2022 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.View original tweet on TwitterFifty-eight women so far have served as US senators since the first was elected in 1932 - in a chamber which has 100 members.Britt said that she would be the only female Republican with school-age children in the Senate, pledging to build a better future for young people and calling 2022 "the year of the parent".Image source, Getty ImagesDemocrat Maxwell Frost, 25, is projected to win in Florida's 10th Congressional District. Born in 1997, he is the first member of Generation Z elected to serve in the US Congress. His win was not an unexpected one, with his campaign focusing on gun violence, climate change, abortion rights and expanded healthcare, which appealed to younger voters. WE WON!!!! History was made tonight. We made history for Floridians, for Gen Z, and for everyone who believes we deserve a better future. I am beyond thankful for the opportunity to represent my home in the United States Congress. #FL10— Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL) November 9, 2022 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.View original tweet on TwitterFrost may not be the only Gen Z candidate elected in 2022. Republican Karoline Leavitt is also running in New Hampshire's First Congressional District.But he is believed to be the first Afro-Cuban to serve. Image source, Getty ImagesDemocrat Maura Healey, 51, the projected winner of Massachusetts's gubernatorial race, is the first lesbian to be elected governor. Ms Healey defeated Republican Geoff Diehl, a former state representative who had the endorsement of Donald Trump. Her win ends eight years of Republican leadership after Charlie Baker opted not to seek re-election. She is one of two openly lesbian candidates who have run for governor this year. Tina Kotek is running for governor in Oregon.It's off){kind=link}
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Projected results are rolling in, and whilst all victories are special, some make history. Here are the candidates changing the record books in the 2022 midterms.
Republican candidate Katie Britt, 40, will be elected as Alabama’s first woman to serve in the US Senate, according to projections from the BBC’S US partner CBS News.
Ms Britt will replace Senator Richard Shelby, who is retiring at the end of this term after 36 years in the Senate. She beat Democrat Will Boyd to secure the position.