Another barrier just fell. Deb Haaland has been elected Governor of New Mexico, defeating Republican Greggory Hull to become the first Native American woman elected governor in United States history.
Haaland, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna, is no stranger to firsts. She was one of the first Native American women elected to Congress, and as U.S. Secretary of the Interior she became the first Native American Cabinet secretary in American history. Now she takes the top job in her home state.
New Mexico knows her well — she represented the Albuquerque area in Congress before joining the Cabinet. She succeeds Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and will be sworn in this January.
Her win lands on a historic Election Night 2026 that also made Keisha Lance Bottoms the first Black woman governor in U.S. history in Georgia and David Crowley the first Black governor of Wisconsin.
Results: NBC News.
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