Long lines, high voter turnout and some notable firsts: The 2018 midterm elections had one of the most diverse set of candidates ever to run for office — most of them coming from the Democratic Party. Sharice Davids of Kansas and Deb Haaland of New Mexico will be the first Native American women in the House of Representatives. Haaland is a community activist who campaigned on a progressive message. “ ... I’ve always fought for women like us.” She’s a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe. Davids is a lawyer and a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation. She’ll also be the first lesbian congresswoman from Kansas. In Colorado, voters elected the country’s first openly gay governor, Jared Polis. Polis started his political career in 2008 when he was elected to the House. He’s vowed to fight for universal health care and stricter gun laws. And the youngest woman ever elected to Congress: Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez of New York. Before beating her Republican rival on Tuesday, the 29-year-old pulled off a surprise Democratic primary victory when she defeated Joe Crowley. “She’s looking at herself on television right now.” And Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota will join the House to become the first Muslim women in Congress. Tlaib, a Detroit native, is a former state legislator. And Omar is a Somali American who came to the U.S. as a refugee when she was a child. And on the Republican side, a night of notable wins for women candidates: Marsha Blackburn will be Tennessee’s first female senator, and Christie Noem will be South Dakota’s first female governor.