Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride has been elected to the U.S. House and will become the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress. McBride easily defeated Republican John Whalen III on Tuesday in the race for Delaware’s lone House seat.

Delaware made history on election night as voters elected the state's first Black U.S. senator and the first openly trans person to serve in Congress. CBS News projected Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride as the winner of the race for Delaware's single U.

We didn't elect our first female president in 2024, but the good news is that we did make one historic gain. Incoming Delaware representative Sarah McBride will be the United States's first transgender member of congress when she is sworn in in January.