Sharice Davids has successfully held her seat representing Kansas’ Third District in the U.S. House of Representatives. When elected in 2018, Davids became the first openly LGBTQ Native American elected to Congress, the first openly LGBTQ person elected to the United States Congress from Kansas, and one of the first two Native American women ‑ alongside Deb Haaland ‑ elected to the United States Congress.
Davids won with 53 percent of the vote, over Republican Prasanth Reddy and Libertarian Steve Roberts.
Emily Randall has won her campaign to represent Washington state’s Sixth District in the U.S. House of Representatives, making her the first-ever openly LGBTQ Latina in Congress and the first LGBTQ member of Congress from the state of Washington.
Randall won with 57 percent of the vote over Republican Drew MacEwen.
Aime Wichtendahl has won the District 80 seat in the Iowa House of Representatives, making her the first openly transgender person to serve in Iowa’s state legislature. Wichtendahl became the first openly trans person elected in the state when she was first elected to the Hiawatha City Council in 2015.
Wichtendahl won 52 percent of the vote to defeat Republican John Thompson.
Rep. Angie Craig has won reelection to her seat representing Minnesota’s Second District in the U.S. House of Representatives. With her election to the House in 2018, Rep. Craig became the first and only out LGBTQ member of Congress from Minnesota.
Craig won with 56 percent of the vote over Republican Joe Teirab and Independent Thomas Bowman.
Lisa Grafstein has held onto her District 13 seat in the North Carolina state Senate. Grafstein was first elected in 2022, becoming the only out member of the North Carolina Senate.
Grafstein won with 50 percent of the vote over Republican Scott Lassiter with 47 percent and Libertarian Susan Hogarth with 3 percent.
