Meet the history-makers of the 2024 elections

(CNN) – The winners of several elections up and down the ballot will be making history this year, CNN projects.With CNN projecting a Donald Trump win for president, his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, is poised to be sworn in as the first millennial vice president.Related Stories Both parties are also poised to welcome a diverse group of newly elected lawmakers in Congress and in state executive offices.Among the projected winners in U.S. Senate races are Democrats Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, who – in addition to becoming their states’ first Black senators – will also be the first two Black women to serve simultaneously in the chamber.In the House, CNN projects North Dakota to make history with the election of its first woman, Republican Julie Fedorchak, to the state’s at-large district. The result will leave Mississippi as the only state not to have elected a woman to the U.S. House.Democrats are also poised to make breakthroughs for LGBTQ representation. Sarah McBride, the projected winner of Delaware’s at-large House seat, will be the first transgender person to serve in Congress. Julie Johnson will be the first out LGBTQ person to win a federal election...