Women Who Won in the 2018 Midterms

5 Ways the Mixed-Bag Midterms Represented Real Change

November 10, 2018 by Kylie Cheung First Published: November 7, 2018

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Women of color won key victories.

Congress elected its first two Muslim women in Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5, pictured) and Rashida Tlaib, D-MI-13, as well as its first two Native American women in Deb Haaland (D-NM-1) and Sharice Davids (D-KS-3). Sharice identifies as LGBTQ+, making her victory doubly historic.

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Women Who Won in the 2018 Midterms

5 Ways the Mixed-Bag Midterms Represented Real Change

Women of color won key victories.

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