2026年11月4日 美国东部时间晚上10:19 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News）
周二晚间，2026年中期选举中，两位原住民女性创造了历史——她们分别赢得了参议员席位和州长职位，这两项均为原住民女性首次达成的成就，同时民主党人在全国范围内的选举中占据优势。
在新墨西哥州，前内政部长德布·哈兰当选州长，成为首位当选美国州级领导人的原住民女性。在明尼苏达州，副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根成为首位原住民女性参议员。
来自拉古纳普韦布洛部落的哈兰此前已是首位担任内阁部长的原住民。她在州长竞选中击败了共和党人、里约兰彻前市长格雷格·赫尔。
来自白地球族的登记成员弗拉纳根击败了共和党人、前体育主播兼保守派评论员米歇尔·塔菲亚。
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明尼苏达州副州长佩吉·弗拉纳根（左）与前内政部长德布·哈兰。2026年11月3日。盖蒂图片社
她们是谁？
哈兰创下了多项“首次”纪录。2015年，她当选为新墨西哥州民主党领袖，成为首位主持州级政党的原住民女性。2018年，她与来自堪萨斯州的众议员夏丽斯·戴维兹（后者在周二成功连任）一同成为首批当选国会的两位原住民女性。此后，哈兰在2021年至2025年1月期间担任前总统乔·拜登政府的内政部长。
在竞选过程中，她谈及自己独自抚养女儿、售卖自制萨尔萨酱、有时依赖食品券的经历。
“我的故事和许多新墨西哥州居民很相似——白手起家，”她在10月对里约兰彻的会众表示。
弗拉纳根的职业生涯始于组织者，之后担任明尼阿波利斯学区委员，并领导“明尼苏达儿童保护基金”。她于2015年当选明尼苏达州众议员，2019年起担任副州长，在此期间助力重塑明尼苏达州与该州11个部落国家的关系。
弗拉纳根在第8号公屋由单亲母亲抚养长大，童年时期患有哮喘，频繁进出医院。她一直公开支持医疗补助计划，并表示该计划“救了她的命”。
她们的主张是什么？
哈兰的竞选纲领围绕生活成本、保护新墨西哥州的全民儿童保育项目以及改革儿童福利制度展开。她还指责特朗普总统削减联邦安全网项目。她承诺，上任首日将发布行政命令，暂停新型大型数据中心的建设，直至州议会通过相关监管措施。
弗拉纳根借助自身成长经历，与那些感受到经济压力的选民产生共鸣。她以进步派身份参选，支持“全民医保”和全国性带薪育儿及医疗休假制度。
“明尼苏达州，你们再次击败了唐纳德·特朗普，”周二晚间，弗拉纳根在圣保罗的竞选观选派对上对支持者说道，白地球族的领袖在派对上用鼓点演奏了胜利之歌。
这为何重要？
美国全国印第安人大会（NCAI）——美国历史最悠久、规模最大的部落政府协会——称这两场胜利是印第安领地的历史性里程碑。根据美国人口普查局数据，原住民女性约占美国人口的1%，但长期以来在民选职位中代表性不足。
“早在原住民女性进入政府殿堂之前，她们就已经在领导我们的部落、保护我们的家庭、塑造印第安领地的未来了，”全国印第安人大会执行主任小拉里·赖特在给哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的声明中表示。
“对于印第安领地的年轻原住民女孩而言，这些胜利传递了一个重要信息：她们的声音很重要，她们的领导力不可或缺，在所有可以重塑可能性的地方，她们都有立足之地，”赖特说道。
他补充说，他希望这种代表性能转化为“有意义的进展”，特别是在保护部落土地、履行美国政府与部落国家之间的条约义务方面。
本届中期选举中，可能会有第三位原住民女性加入哈兰和弗拉纳根的行列，创造历史。在阿拉斯加州，属于尤皮克族的民主党人玛丽·佩洛塔正在与现任共和党参议员丹·沙利文展开参议员席位竞选，据哥伦比亚广播公司新闻估计，这场选举仍难分胜负。结果可能要到本月晚些时候的排序复选计票后才能出炉。
2 Native American women make history in 2026 midterm elections
November 4, 2026 / 10:19 PM EST / CBS News
Two Native American women made history Tuesday night in the 2026 midterm elections, winning a Senate seat and a governorship — both firsts for Native women — as Democrats swept races across the country.
In New Mexico, former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was elected governor, making her the first Native American woman elected to lead a U.S. state. In Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan became the first Native American woman senator.
Haaland, a citizen of Laguna Pueblo, was already the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary. She defeated Republican Gregg Hull, former mayor of Rio Rancho, in the race for governor.
Flanagan, an enrolled member of White Earth Nation, defeated Republican Michele Tafoya, a former sports broadcaster and conservative commentator.
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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, left, and former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Nov. 3, 2026. Getty images
Who are they?
Haaland has notched many firsts. She became the first Native American woman to chair a state political party in 2015 when she was elected to lead the Democratic Party of New Mexico. In 2018, she became one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress, alongside Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas, who was reelected Tuesday. Haaland later served as former President Joe Biden’s Interior secretary from 2021 until January 2025.
On the trail, she spoke about raising her daughter alone, selling homemade salsa and relying at times on food stamps.
“My story is a lot like many New Mexicans — humble beginnings,” she told a Rio Rancho congregation in October.
Flanagan got her start as an organizer, then served on the Minneapolis School Board and led the Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota. She was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2015 and has been lieutenant governor since 2019, where she has helped reshape Minnesota’s relationship with the state’s 11 tribal nations.
Raised by a single mother in Section 8 housing, Flanagan had childhood asthma that kept her in and out of hospitals. She’s been an outspoken supporter of Medicaid, saying that it “saved [her] life.”
What do they stand for?
Haaland ran on the cost of living, protecting New Mexico’s Universal Child Care program and overhauling its child welfare system. She also blamed President Trump for cuts to federal safety net programs. She has promised to issue an executive order on day one to pause the construction of new large-scale data centers until the state Legislature passes guardrails.
Flanagan drew on her own upbringing to connect with voters who are feeling financially squeezed. She ran as a progressive, backing “Medicare for All” and national paid family and medical leave.
“Minnesota, you just beat Donald Trump again,” Flanagan told supporters on Tuesday night at her election watch party in St. Paul, where White Earth leaders played a victory song on a drum.
Why does it matter?
The National Congress of American Indians, the country’s oldest and largest association of tribal governments, called the wins historic milestones for Indian Country. Native American women make up approximately 1% of the U.S. population, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, but have long been underrepresented in elected office.
“Long before Native women were welcomed into the halls of government, they were leading our Nations, protecting our families, and shaping the future of Indian Country,” NCAI Executive Director Larry Wright Jr. said in a statement to CBS News.
“For young Native girls across Indian Country, these victories send an important message: their voices matter, their leadership is essential, and they belong wherever possibilities are reimagined,” said Wright.
He added that he hopes that representation translates into “meaningful progress,” in particular, protecting tribal lands and honoring treaty obligations between the U.S. government and tribal nations.
A third Native American woman could soon join Haaland and Flanagan in making history this midterm election. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola, who is Yup’ik, is in a Senate race with incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan that remains a toss-up, according to CBS News estimates. The outcome may not be decided until ranked-choice tabulation later this month.
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