The 2012 elections are proving to be historic for the LGBT community, in part thanks to the major strides openly gay candidates have made. The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund endorsed a record 180 openly LGBT candidates this year, out of which 118 have been elected.
This handy little scorecard reports the major winners (and losers) from Election Day.
Tammy Baldwin (D)
– Won seat in the US Senate, Wisconsin
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– First openly gay member of Senate
Sean Patrick Maloney (D)
– Won seat in US House of Representatives, New York’s 18th Congressional District
– New York’s first openly gay representative and member of Congress
David Cicilline (D)
– Won second term in US House of Representatives, Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District
Mark Pocan (D)
– Won Tammy Baldwin’s seat in US House of Representatives, Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District
– First time an openly LGBT member of Congress succeeded by another in the same Congressional District
Jared Polis (D)
– Won third term in US House of Representatives, Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District
Richard Tisei (R)
– Lost seat in US House Representatives, Massachussetts’ 6th Congressional District
Kyrsten Sinema (D)
– Won US House of Representatives, Arizona’s 9th Congressional District
Mark Takano (D)
– Won US House of Representatives, California’s 41st Congressional District
– First openly gay person of color to serve in Congress
Kate Brown (D)
– Won second term as Oregon’s Secretary of State
Stephen Skinner (D)
– Won election to West Virginia State Legislature, 67th District
– West Virginia’s first openly gay state legislator
Joshua Boschee (D)
– Won seat in North Dakota House of Representatives, 44th District
– North Dakota’s first openly gay state legislator
Joe Saunders (D)
– Won seat in Florida’s House of Representatives, 49th District
– Joins David Richardson as Florida’s first openly gay state legislators
Justin Chennette (D)
– Won seat in Maine’s House of Representatives, 134th District
– At 21, the youngest openly gay legislator in the US
Tim Brown (R)
– Won seat in Ohio House of Representatives, 3rd District
Marie Mayor (D)
– Lost seat in Delaware House of Representatives, 20th District
Andrew Staton (D)
– Lost seat in Delaware’s State Senate, 6th District
Carl DeMaio (R)
– Lost race for mayor of San Diego
