November 6, 2024 12:56 PM EST midst Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, voters across the country also made decisions in the House and Senate. Some of these races resulted in historic and groundbreaking victories. Now, several candidates set out to be the first in their office. Here are the historic wins of the 2024 presidential election. Sarah McBride Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride made history and was elected as the first openly transgender member of the U.S. Congress on Nov. 5. McBride, 34, has served in the state Senate since 2021, and previously interned under former President Barack Obama. Her win, a resounding victory, comes as LGBTQ+ rights are under siege in multiple states in the U.S.—in 2024, state legislatures have passed or proposed nearly 700 bills that seek to restrict transgender rights. While McBride wants her presence in Congress to be a healing one, she also hopes to turn attention away from her identity though, and onto legislative issues she ran on, like healthcare, she said in an interview with TIME.