And there were a whole bunch of historic firsts
Vi Lyles became the first black woman to be elected mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina; Jenny Durkan was elected the first lesbian mayor of Seattle (and the first woman in nearly 90 years); Michelle Kaufusi became the first woman mayor of Provo, Utah; Ravi Bhalla was elected the first Sikh mayor in New Jersey; Liliana Bakhtiari became the first queer Muslim councilwoman in Atlanta; Kathy Tran became the first Asian-American woman in the Virginia House of Delegates; Melvin Carter III was elected St. Paul, Minnesota’s first mayor of color; and Elizabeth Guzman and Hala Ayala were the first two Latinas elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Vi Lyles became the first black woman to be elected mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina; Jenny Durkan was elected the first lesbian mayor of Seattle (and the first woman in nearly 90 years); Michelle Kaufusi became the first woman mayor of Provo, Utah; Ravi Bhalla was elected the first Sikh mayor in New Jersey; Liliana Bakhtiari became the first queer Muslim councilwoman in Atlanta; Kathy Tran became the first Asian-American woman in the Virginia House of Delegates; Melvin Carter III was elected St. Paul, Minnesota’s first mayor of color; and Elizabeth Guzman and Hala Ayala were the first two Latinas elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.
Here are 4 Surprising Election Results You Might Have Missed