舞台已经准备好了历史性的2024年选举:副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯可能是第一位女性总统和第一位南亚裔总统，而前总统唐纳德·特朗普可能是第二位赢得非连续任期的总统，也是第一位被判有罪的总统。
如果哈里斯入主白宫，另一个历史性的第一:第二先生道格·艾姆霍夫将成为美国第一位第一先生和第一位犹太裔总统配偶。
但是值得注意的“第一次”的综述并不局限于总统选举。事实上，今年联邦选举的各个分支可以创造出太多额外的历史性第一。以下是一些亮点，尽管这个列表并不详尽:
美国参议院
新墨西哥州的共和党人内拉·多梅尼西、罗德岛州的共和党人帕特里夏·摩根和犹他州的民主党人卡罗琳·格利希可能成为第一批在美国参议院代表各自州的女性。
如果当选，特拉华州的民主党人丽莎·布朗特·罗切斯特和印第安纳州的民主党人瓦莱丽·麦克雷将成为第一位在参议院代表各自州的女性和黑人女性。罗切斯特曾在2017年作为特拉华州第一位女性和第一位黑人众议院代表创造了历史。
民主党人安吉拉·奥斯布鲁克斯可能成为马里兰州的第一位黑人参议员。她的对手、前州长拉里·霍根(Larry Hogan)获胜，将标志着近40年来共和党人首次赢得马里兰州参议员席位。
共和党人伯尼·莫雷诺(Bernie Moreno)也可能成为俄亥俄州第一位拉美裔全州官员和第一位南美裔参议员，民主党人黛比·穆卡塞尔-鲍威尔(Debbie Mucarsel-Powell)可能成为佛罗里达州第一位拉美裔参议员。
众议院
随着所有435个众议院席位的争夺，众议院候选人也有许多创造历史的机会。
这次选举可能为性少数群体+在国会的历史铺平道路。竞选特拉华州网络普通用户国会席位的莎拉·麦克布莱德可能成为第一位公开变性的国会议员。麦克布赖德也是第一个在白宫工作、在民主党全国代表大会上发言并成为特拉华州参议员的公开跨性别者。
民主党人艾米丽·兰德尔(Emily Randall)在2018年成为华盛顿州第一位女性性少数群体参议员，可能成为第一位在国会任职的性少数群体裔拉丁人，来自得克萨斯州的民主党人朱莉·约翰逊(Julie Johnson)可能成为第一位来自南方的公开同性恋代表。
众议院选举也为其他少数民族身份首次在国会中获得代表提供了机会，特别是在女性中。
俄勒冈州的民主党人詹妮尔·拜纳姆，田纳西州的共和党人夏洛特·博格曼和密西西比州的民主党人黛安·多德森·布莱克可能成为第一批在国会代表各自州的黑人女性。
布莱克也将是第一位在国会代表密西西比州的女性。此外，北达科他州的共和党人朱莉·费多查克(Julie Fedorchak)和怀俄明州的民主党人凯尔·卡梅伦(Kyle Cameron)可能是第一批在众议院代表各自州的女性。
俄亥俄州的民主党人马西·卡普图尔是目前国会历史上任职时间最长的女性，她希望在追求第22个任期时继续这一遗产。
亚裔美国人的代表也可能是历史性的第一次。新罕布什尔州的共和党人莉莉·唐·威廉姆斯和明尼苏达州的共和党人梅洛尔·熊可能成为第一位在国会代表他们州的亚裔美国人/太平洋岛国妇女。
民主党人德里克·陈也可能成为第一位来自加利福尼亚州的越南裔国会议员，民主党人阿米什·沙阿可能成为第一位来自亚利桑那州的亚裔美国人，民主党人拉农·巴卡姆可能成为第一位代表爱荷华州参加国会的亚裔美国人。
如果当选，田纳西州的民主党人莎拉·弗里曼和俄克拉荷马州的民主党人麦迪逊·霍恩将成为第一位在国会代表各自州的美国土著妇女。
此外，民主党人Nellie Pou可能是第一位在国会代表新泽西州的拉美裔女性，民主党人Tony Vargas可能是第一位来自内布拉斯加州的拉美裔国会议员。
田纳西州的民主党人Maryam Abolfazli和明尼苏达州的共和党人Dalia Al-Aqidi可能是各自州当选国会议员的第一位中东/北非女性。
曾参加1996年和2000年奥运会赛艇比赛的民主党人莫尼卡·特兰内尔可能成为第一位在国会任职的女奥运选手。
Notable firsts that could make history on Election Day
The stage is set fora historic 2024 election: Vice President Kamala Harris could be the first female president and first president of South Asian descent while former President Donald Trump could be only the second president to win non-consecutive terms, as well as the first president convicted of a crime.
Another historic first if Harris wins the White House: second gentleman Doug Emhoff could make history as the country's first first gentleman and the first Jewish spouse of a president.
But the roundup of notable "firsts" are not limited to the presidential ticket. In fact, there is a plethora of additional historic firsts that can result from various branches of this year's federal election. Here are some of the highlights, though this list is not exhaustive:
U.S. Senate
Republican Nella Domenici of New Mexico, Republican Patricia Morgan of Rhode Island, and Democrat Caroline Gleich of Utah could become the first women to represent their respective states in the U.S. Senate.
If elected, Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Democrat Valerie McCray of Indiana would be the first women and the first Black women to represent their respective states in the Senate. Rochester previously made history as Delaware's first female and first Black House representative in 2017.
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks could become Maryland's first Black senator. A victory for her opponent, former Gov. Larry Hogan, would mark the first time a Republican has won a Maryland Senate seat in nearly four decades.
Republican Bernie Moreno could also become Ohio's first Hispanic statewide official and the first South-American born senator, and Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell could become Florida's first Latina senator.
House of Representatives
With all 435 House seats are up for grabs, there are numerous opportunities for history to be made among the House candidates as well.
This election could pave the way for LGBTQ+ history in Congress. Sarah McBride, running for Delaware's at-large congressional seat, could become thefirst openly transgender member of Congress. McBride was also the first openly transgender person to work in the White House, speak at the Democratic National Convention and become a Delaware state senator.
Democrat Emily Randall, who became Washington's first female LGBTQ state senator in 2018, could become the first LGBTQ Latina to serve in Congress, and Democrat Julie Johnson from Texas could become the first openly gay representative from the South.
The House races also provide the opportunity for other minority identities to become represented in Congress for the first time, particularly among women.
Democrat Janelle Bynum of Oregon, Republican Charlotte Bergmann of Tennessee and Democrat Dianne Dodson Black of Mississippi could become the first Black women to represent their respective states in Congress.
Black would also be the first-ever woman to represent Mississippi in Congress. Additionally, Republican Julie Fedorchak of North Dakota and Democrat Kyle Cameron of Wyoming could be the first women to represent their respective states in the House.
Democrat Marcy Kaptur of Ohio is currently the longest-serving woman in congressional history and hopes to continue this legacy in her pursuit of her 22nd term.
There could be historic firsts with Asian American representation as well. Republican Lily Tang Williams of New Hampshire and Republican May Lor Xiong of Minnesota could be the first Asian American/Pacific Island women to represent their state in Congress.
Democrat Derek Tran could also become the first Vietnamese member of Congress from California, Democrat Amish Shah could become the first Asian American and Indian American from Arizona in Congress and Democrat Lanon Baccam could be the first Asian American to represent Iowa in Congress.
If elected, Democrat Sarah Freeman of Tennessee and Democrat Madison Horn of Oklahoma would become the first Native American women to represent their respective states in Congress.
Furthermore, Democrat Nellie Pou could be the first Hispanic woman to represent New Jersey in Congress and Democrat Tony Vargas could be the first Latino in Congress from Nebraska.
Democrat Maryam Abolfazli of Tennessee and Republican Dalia Al-Aqidi of Minnesota could be the first Middle Eastern/North African women of their respective states elected to Congress.
Democrat Monica Tranel, who competed in rowing in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, could become the first female Olympian to serve in Congress.
