New Mexico's Deb Haaland on making history as first Native American woman elected governor
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
2 outlets (PBS NewsHour and CBS News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “history”, “governor”. Distinct wording: PBS NewsHour uses “American” and “elected”; CBS News uses “candidates” and “victories”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- PBS NewsHour reports: “The election led to several historic firsts. In New Hampshire, Chris Pappas became the first openly gay man to be elected to the Senate. In Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the first Black wom…”
- CBS News reports: “Americans elected the country's first Black woman, and four other Black candidates, into gubernatorial roles during Tuesday's record midterm races.”
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- PBS NewsHour: New Mexico's Deb Haaland on making history as first Native American woman elected governor
- CBS News: Black candidates for governor make history with midterm victories
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