On the evening of November 8, local time, polling stations across the United States were closed one after another, which meant that the results of the "most important midterm election in US history" in US President Biden's mouth were basically locked.
At the heart of this election is the battle for control of Congress, and whether Biden's Democratic Party can maintain its dominance in both houses of Congress and whether he himself will become a "lame duck president" in the next two years depends on the results of the re-election of all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate. In addition to this, 36 of the 50 U.S. states will hold gubernatorial re-elections, and the results will also affect Democratic and Republican control across the country.
At present, the results are being released in various places, but due to the fierce competition in many regions, the final results are expected to be revealed in a few days.
CNN pointed out that from some of the results that have been released so far, the Republican Party has locked in an early victory. In the House of Representatives, Republicans have locked 157 seats and Democrats have locked 93 seats; In the Senate, both Republicans and Democrats have locked up 40 seats. In the gubernatorial election, Republicans have won most of the states where the results have been announced.
It is difficult to say when the final results will be announced, but based on the predictions of the midterm election results, some are destined to make history, most notably minorities, women, LGBTQ people winning more congressional or governorial positions, and "Generation Z" (referring to people born after 1996) are beginning to enter the center stage of American politics.
On November 8, 2022 local time, voting in the midterm elections in the United States began, and voters in many places in the United States participated in the voting. Photo/IC photo
Trump's former press secretary was elected Arkansas' first female governor
According to the Associated Press, CNN and other US media forecasts, Republican and Trump's former press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to become Arkansas' first female governor.
From 2017 to 2019, Sanders served as Trump's White House press secretary, thereby winning national attention. Sanders also became the first daughter in U.S. history to serve as governor in the same state as her father. Sanders' father, Mike Huckabee, served as governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007.
Maryland will welcome its first African-American governor and first African-American attorney general
According to the Associated Press, CNN and other US media forecasts, Democrat Wes Moore is expected to defeat far-right Republican Dan Cox to become the first African-American governor in Maryland's history. Moore's victory also allowed Maryland to usher in a Democratic governor for the first time in eight years.
On November 7, 2022, local time, Maryland, USA, Democratic Maryland gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore participated in the election campaign. Photo/IC photo
Moore, descended from Jamaican immigrants, is a former author, investment banker and former CEO of a nonprofit organization. Moore will become the third African-American governor in U.S. history, following former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wild.
Maryland, meanwhile, will welcome its first African-American attorney general, Anthony Brown. Brown is currently a member of Maryland's 5th Congressional District and is a representative political figure in the state.
The U.S. Congress will welcome the first Gen Z lawmaker
According to the Associated Press, CNN and other US media forecasts, Democrat Maxwell Frost (Maxwell Frost) will win the seat of Florida's 10th congressional district, becoming the first "Generation Z" member of the US Congress.
Frost was born in January 1997 and is an activist. Previously, he was a national organizer for March for Our Lives, a student movement supporting gun control legislation. Frost will take over from Democrat Val Demins in the House seat.
After the results were announced, Frost posted on social media platforms to celebrate, saying, "I will become the first Gen Z member of the US Congress." We made history! Don't ignore young people! ”
Frost tweeted to celebrate becoming the first "Gen Z" member of the U.S. Congress. Twitter screenshot
In addition to Frost, Karoline Leavitt, a 25-year-old Republican candidate for House of Representatives in New Hampshire, would become a Gen Z representative in Congress and the youngest female member in congressional history if she wins the election.
Oklahoma will welcome its first Native American senator in a century
CNN predicts that Republican Markwayne Mullin will become Oklahoma's first Native U.S. senator in nearly 100 years. He will take over the Senate seat of Republican Jim Inhofe, who will resign next January.
Mullin, a member of the Cherokee Nation (a North American Indian ethnic group), has served in the House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District since 2013. In the midterm elections, Moorein ran for the Oklahoma Senate.
According to CNN, the last Native U.S. senator in Oklahoma was Democrat Robert Owen. Irving, also of the Cherokee ethnicity, served as a senator from 1907 to 1925.
Massachusetts will welcome the first public gay governor
According to the Associated Press, CNN and other US media forecasts, Democrat Maura Healey (Maura Healey) will win the governorship of Massachusetts, becoming the first female governor of Massachusetts and the first female gay governor in U.S. history to come out openly.
Healy, currently the attorney general of Massachusetts, will succeed Republican governor Charlie Baker, who is unable to run for the end of her term, for the Democratic Party to retake Massachusetts.
Every 50 states has at least one female member of Congress
According to the Associated Press, CNN and other US media, in Vermont, Democrat Becca Balint (Becca Balint) will win the state's only congressional seat, becoming the state's first woman and the first openly LGBTQ congressman. Balint was previously a state senator for the state.
Notably, Balint's election means that all 50 U.S. states have at least one female member of Congress. After the 2018 midterm elections, Vermont was the only state in the United States without a female congressman.
Beyond that, Republican Katie Britt will be Alabama's first elected female senator. Britt served as CEO of the Alabama Business Council, where he was very popular. Alabama has had two female senators before, but both have been appointed to fill vacant seats.
Summer Lee, a Democrat, will win a seat in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district as the state's first African-American female congressman.
Beijing News reporter Xie Lian
Editor Zhang Lei Proofreader Liu Jun