Black women notch historic wins in election year defined by potential firsts

Lisa Blunt Rochester, left, and Angela Alsobrooks (AP Photo, File)

Voters have elected two black women to serve simultaneously in the US Senate for the first time and sent an openly transgender politician to Congress.

Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks prevailed in their races, doubling the number of black women ever elected to the Senate – from two to four.