Indigenous Women Post Historic Firsts in 2026 Midterms, From Arizona Statewide Office to the Navajo Nation Presidency
Indigenous women posted historic wins in the 2026 midterm elections, from statehouses to Congress, the Arizona Republic reported on November 13, in races spanning several states and territories.
Arizona will welcome its first Native statewide office holder in January, Clara Pratte, newly elected to the Arizona Corporation Commission, who said she was already preparing for work regulating privately owned and investor-owned utilities and utility cooperatives.
The Navajo Nation elected its first woman president, with current council speaker Crystalyne Curley finishing election night with an 1,100-vote edge over Justin Jones, while final results could depend on a recount Jones requested on November 11.
New Mexico elected its first Indigenous woman governor, former congresswoman and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo, who takes office on January 1.
Former Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan was the first Native woman elected to the US Senate, and if former Alaska Representative Mary Peltola's lead holds, six Native women will head to Washington, with Peltola leading incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan by nearly 4,000 votes with 86 percent of votes tallied as of November 11.
Former Guam Attorney General Alicia Limtiaco became the first CHamoru woman elected to represent Guam in Congress, and Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen will return for a seventh term representing American Samoa.
Source: The Arizona Republic
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