flabbergasties:

No matter what happens:

Key West elected Teri Johnston, Florida’s first openly lesbian mayor

New York elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress

Colorado elected Jared Polis, the first openly gay governor in the US

Minnesota elected Ilhan Omar, the first Muslim woman (alongside Rashida Tlaib) and the first Somali-American woman elected to Congress

Massachusetts elected Ayanna Pressley, the first black woman elected to Congress in Massachusetts

Kansas elected Sharice Davids, an openly gay ex-MMA fighter and one of the first Native American women (alongside Deb Haaland) elected to Congress

Michigan elected Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American (and first Muslim woman, alongside Ilhan Omar) elected to Congress

Kentucky elected Nima Kulkarni, the first Indian-American elected to Kentucky House of Representatives

New Mexico elected Deb Haaland, one of the first Native American women (alongside Sharice Davids) elected to Congress

New Hampshire elected Chris Pappas, the first openly gay member of Congress from New Hampshire

Florida elected Anna Eskamani, the first Iranian-American state lawmaker in Florida

And for the first time ever, over 100 women have been elected to the House of Representatives.

Representation matters. Diversity matters. This is progress.  

(As of 11/6/18 – 11:23 CT)