US midterm milestones: Women, LGBTQ and black candidates break barriers

Massachusetts governor-elect Maura Healey speaks during a Democratic election night party in Boston (Michael Dwyer/AP)

Across the US, women, LGBTQ and black candidates have broken barriers as part of a new generation of politicians elected to governor’s offices and seats in Congress.

A Massachusetts Democrat has become the country’s first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the office of governor.