First in U.S. history: First Native American woman governor
Democratic Party's New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland won the election by leaving her Republican opponent Gregg Hull behind. With this result, Haaland became the first Native American woman elected governor in U.S. history.
According to the results of the special elections, former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland won the governorship of New Mexico. At the stage when about 41% of the votes had been counted, Haaland, who was declared the victor, had received roughly 57% of the votes in the unofficial first results.
At 65 years old, Haaland, by surpassing her Republican opponent Gregg Hull, entered the record books as the first Native American woman elected governor of a U.S. state.
It also made history under the Biden Administration.
A member of the Laguna Pueblo community, Haaland has previously set significant firsts in American politics.
Haaland, one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress in 2018, was appointed to the Interior Department by then-President Joe Biden in 2021. With this appointment, she became the first Native American to serve in a U.S. federal cabinet.
By winning the governorship of New Mexico, Haaland added another historic achievement to her political career.
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