History was made this election cycle: starting in January, a record 18 women will serve as state governors—up from the current record of 14.

On the Republican side, Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Arkansas and Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire were re-elected as incumbents, as well as newly elected Governor Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee.

In Arizona, Katie Hobbs was re-elected as Governor; in Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected; in Kansas, Cindy Holscher was elected; in Maine, Hannah Pingree was elected; in Massachusetts, Maura Healey was re-elected; in Michigan, Jocelyn Benson was elected as Governor;  in Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar was elected as Governor; in New Mexico, Deb Haaland was elected as Governor; in New York, Kathy Hochul was re-elected as Governor; in Ohio, Dr. Amy Acton was elected as Governor; in Oregon, Tina Kotek was re-elected as Governor; in Rhode Island, Helena Foulkes was elected as Governor; and in Texas, Gina Hinojosa was elected as Governor.

Women also broke individual barriers last night. Dr. Amy Acton is the first woman elected Governor in Ohio, Marsha Blackburn is the first woman elected to lead Tennessee, and Keisha Lance Bottoms is the first woman elected Governor of Georgia, as well as the first Black woman elected as Governor in history. Deb Haaland is the first Native American woman ever elected Governor.

In the Senate, Dr. Annie Andrews (D) in South Carolina, Peggy Flanagan (D) in Minnesota, and Juliana Stratton (D) in Illinois were newly elected. Shelley Moore Capito (R ) was re-elected in West Virginia. Peggy Flanagan is the first Native American woman elected to the Senate. Illinois becomes the first state represented by two women of color in the Senate.

In another record, more than 100 women are expected to serve in the US House. In the Senate, Juliana Stratton’s election breaks another record: along with Angela Alsobrooks (D-Maryland) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware), three Black women will simultaneously serve as Senators for the first time in history.

Some races are still too close to call, but two key gubernatorial wins are already creating ripple effects in Congress: with Amy Klobuchar and Marsha Blackburn winning their governor’s races, both of their U.S. Senate seats will now be filled by appointment. We’ll be watching these appointments closely alongside overall trends for women candidates as final results come in.