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# Over 220 LGBTQ+ candidates elected in the US
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/over-220-lgbtq-candidates-elected-in-the-us/
- Published: 2020-11-16T11:17:09.000Z
- Updated: 2020-11-16T10:21:46.000Z
- Description: The 2020 US elections have seen a record number of victorious LGBTQ+ candidates as over 220 have now been elected, with that number expected to rise as counting continues.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Election Special, News, Politics, America, Joe Biden, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Victory Fund, Sarah McBride, US, US Elections

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The 2020 US elections have seen a record number of victorious LGBTQ+ candidates as over 220 have now been elected, with that number expected to rise as counting continues. According to the[ **LGBTQ Victory Fund**](https://victoryfund.org/?ref=scenemag.co.uk), there were 574 LGBTQ+ candidates on the ballots, up from 432 since the last election. This year’s pool of LGBTQ+ candidates was also more racially diverse than any previous election. **Andrew Reynolds**, a Princeton researcher studying LGBTQ+ political representation, told [**NBC News**](https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/win-all-us-over-220-lgbtq-candidates-celebrate-election-victories-n1247551?fbclid=IwAR1T-asYpUY9%5FQKVGC7EKF1yeFNU2iN3rFORH4PuMoULZRUAXwlZmY0OsnA&ref=scenemag.co.uk): *“The really exciting thing about the election was not the increase* \[in LGBTQ+ candidates\] *– it was who is getting elected* \[i.e. queer women, trans people and people of colour\]. *You are seeing a different type of voice emerging”*.

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Notable victories include that of **Sarah McBride**, the new senator for **Delaware** who made history as the first out trans legislator in federal office and the highest ranking trans politician in the US. **Mauree Turner**, 27, also became first non-binary lawmaker in US history after they won an election for the state house in **Oklahoma’s 88th District**. They received over 70% of the vote against Republican candidate **Kelly Barlean**.

**Annise Parker**, president and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Fund, said: *“LGBTQ+ candidates made historic inroads in state legislatures across the country, winning in states and chambers where we never have before…As our nation grapples with racism, police brutality and a pandemic that disproportionately affects people of colour and LGBTQ+ people, these are the voices that can pull us from the brink and toward a more united and fair society.”*

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