Big Election Victories for Native Candidates in 2026!

November 5, 2026

Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, speaks at a watch party with her daughter, Somah Haaland, behind her at the Pueblo of Laguna's Route 66 Casino west of Albuquerque on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, was elected as the nation's first Native American woman governor. (Pauly Denetclaw/ICT)

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Deb Haaland (Pueblo) wins the governorship of New Mexico.

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Peggy Flanagan wins her race for Minnesota and will be the first Native woman in the US Senate

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Democrat Peggy Flanagan, White Earth Nation, speaks to the crowd after an historic victory on Nov. 3, 2026, that makes her the first Native woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Credit: Amelia Schafer/ICT

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Oklahoma Lt. Gov. candidate T.W. Shannon speaks before President Donald Trump arrives at the Choctaw Event Center, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Durant, Okla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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T.W. Shannon (Chickasaw) wins Lt Governorship of Oklahoma. ‍

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‍Crystalyne Curley becomes First Woman Elected to Lead Navajo Nation

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Navajo Nation Presidential Candidate and current Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council Crystalyne Curley at Navajo Nation presidential forum on June 24, 2026, in Farmington, New Mexico. Only 10 of the 16 candidates participated in the Farmington forum. (Jourdan Bennett-Begaye/ICT)

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