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Four NineEight trans candidates won their races in Tuesday’s elections, with several making history in their states 🏳️‍⚧️🗳️Five of them will be the first trans lawmakers ever elected in their states. Allison Montgomery made history in Alabama, Bentley Hudgins in Georgia, Joanna Whaley in Michigan and Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford in Wisconsin. In Washington, Jaelynn Scott became the state’s first trans legislator, and the first out Black trans state lawmaker in the country.Three incumbents also won re-election. Sarah McBride, the first out trans member of Congress, was sent back to Washington, D.C., by Delaware voters, while Leigh Finke won another term in Minnesota and Zooey Zephyr returned to the Montana House after running unopposed.#Election2026 #TransRepresentation #History #Midterms