Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride has been elected to the U.S. House and will become the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress. McBride easily defeated Republican John Whalen III on Tuesday in the race for Delaware’s lone House seat.

Delaware made history on election night as voters elected the state's first Black U.S. senator and the first openly trans person to serve in Congress. CBS News projected Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride as the winner of the race for Delaware's single U.

D elaware State Sen. Sarah McBride, already the nation's highest-ranking openly transgender elected official, made history once again on Tuesday, becoming the first openly transgender person elected to the United States Congress.