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Illustrative: Democrat Ilhan Omar speaks after winning in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District race during the election night event held by the Democratic Party on November 6, 2018, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien)
November 7, 2018, 9:05 pm
Political pioneers: US voters elect trailblazing candidates
Muslim, Native American women headed to House for first time, while Jewish winner in Colorado to be first openly gay governor
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK
Jared Polis, Democratic candidate for Colorado's governorship, speaks during the first stop of a statewide bus tour to drum up support among Democrats Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Silverthorne, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
November 7, 2018, 5:44 am
Jared Polis elected first Jewish governor of Colorado
The 43-year-old Democrat is also the state’s first openly gay person elected to the post
By JTA
In this July 29, 2018, photo, Illinois Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker talks with supporters in Geneva, Ill. New Illinois campaign reports show that Pritzker has pumped $146.5 million of his own money into his bid to unseat Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
November 7, 2018, 5:15 am
Jewish Congress members poised to take key leadership roles
There are two new Jewish governors and a first two Muslim women in Congress; a neo-Nazi running in Chicago loses after being disavowed by his party
By Ben Sales
US Rep. and US Senate candidate Jacky Rosen (D-NV) is interviewed after rallying supporters at a get-out-the-vote canvass launch at a Nevada State Democratic Party field office on November 4, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rosen is trying to unseat Republican Dean Heller in a tight Senate race. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images via JTA)
November 7, 2018, 1:02 am
12 Jewish (or Jewish-adjacent) races to watch in US midterms
In several key races Jewish candidates and Jewish issues will be central to which party wins and loses when the votes are counted
By Ben Sales
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