7️⃣election night stories to watch (and where to track LGBTQ+ wins!)

And: live track results for our 166 LGBTQ+ endorsed candidates! [LGBTQ+ Victory Fund logo]( Friend: I wanted to pass along the following update from our Press office. Here are the seven election night stories we're watching tomorrow. [We'll also be live track results for our 166 LGBTQ+ endorsed candidates on Election Night - watch results roll in here!]( In 2023, a record-breaking 514 out LGBTQ+ people ran for office and at least 312 will appear on the ballot on November 7 – the most ever in an odd-number election year. Victory Fund also endorsed 253 LGBTQ+ candidates, more than in any previous odd-year election cycle. [You can view the demographics of 2023 candidates here]( and [learn about the candidates poised to make history here](. STORY ONE: Will America elect more LGBTQ+ candidates than in any other odd-number election year? With at least 312 out LGBTQ+ candidates on the ballot next Tuesday, American voters can elect more LGBTQ+ candidates in 2023 than in any other odd-number election year in U.S. history. The previous record, set during the 2021 election cycle, saw 184 LGBTQ+ candidates elected throughout the year. Fifty-two LGBTQ+ candidates have already won in 2023 – requiring 132 more to win on Election Night to surpass the 2021 odd-number election year record. STORY TWO: Will Danica Roem become the first out trans state senator ever elected in the South? [Danica Roem]( – who was the first out trans person to win and serve in a state legislature in the U.S. when she won in 2017 – is again running against an anti-LGBTQ opponent who is campaigning on an anti-trans platform. Danica’s opponent, Bill Woolf, has been using his campaign to champion anti-trans bills, as well as spreading toxic anti-trans rhetoric in his television and radio ads. If elected, Danica will be the first out trans person elected to a state senate in the South. STORY THREE: Will LGBTQ+ candidates help decide a pro-equality majority in the Virginia state House? In addition to Danica Roem’s historic state senate run, LGBTQ+ candidates are running for key seats in the state house. Three currently serving out LGBTQ+ members of the Virginia House of Delegates are running for reelection this year: [Kelly Convirs-Fowler]( (District 96), [Marcia Price]( (District 85) and [Mark Sickles]( (District 17). Incumbent [Adam Ebbin]( (District 30) is running for reelection to the state senate. Non-incumbent candidates include [Laura Jane Cohen]( (District 15), [Joshua Cole]( (District 65), Rozia Henson (District 19) and [Adele McClure]( (District 2). Cole's race will determine whether Virginia has a pro-equality and pro-choice majority in the State House. Virginia is considered the last refuge for reproductive healthcare in the South. STORY FOUR: Will New Jersey elect the first out LGBTQ+ woman to the state Assembly? Former County Prosecutor [Luanne Peterpaul]( (District 11) previously served as Chair of the Board for Garden State Equality, as well as working to defend challenges to New Jersey’s state law prohibiting conversion therapy and played a significant role in bringing marriage equality to the state. Peterpaul would be the one of the first out LGBTQ+ women elected to the state Assembly if she wins. STORY FIVE: Will Mississippi elect Fabian Nelson as the first out LGBTQ+ person to the state legislature? Mississippi is one of two states that has never elected an out LGBTQ+ state legislator. Though Fabian’s primary opponent is now running a write-in campaign against him, [Fabian Nelson]( (District 66) is virtually guaranteed to make LGBTQ+ history on Election Night. He will become the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the Mississippi state legislature. Additionally [Justin Lofton]( running for the Pike County Board of Supervisors, will be the first out LGBTQ+ county supervisor in the state of Mississippi when elected. Louisiana is the last state in the U.S. that has not elected an out LGBTQ+ state legislator. STORY SIX: Will Rue Landau will make history as the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the Philadelphia City Council? A longtime LGBTQ+ activist and political leader, [Rue Landau]( is on the cusp of history. With no strong opposition in the general, Rue is close to becoming the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the Philadelphia City Council. STORY SEVEN: Will LGBTQ+ school board candidates win as anti-LGBTQ activists and politicians protest inclusion of trans students in schools? School boards across the nation have faced protests and riotous meetings from anti-LGBTQ activists who oppose trans inclusion in public schools and politicians are increasingly using trans students as a political weapon. In this environment, 23 Victory Fund endorsed LGBTQ+ candidates for school board positions will be on the November ballot. Among them is [Amelia McMillan]( running in York, Pennsylvania, who would become one of just 14 out gender non-conforming people serving in any position in the entire U.S. [Sheena Barnes]( who previously made history as the first out LGBTQ+ woman of color elected to a school board in Northwest Ohio, is running for reelection to the Toledo Board of Education. [Dr. Karen Bolton]( is running to retake her seat as Bremerton School Board Director. [Robyn Lady]( and [Kyle McDaniel]( are running for seats on the Fairfax County School Board, which has furthered pro-equality policies. Incumbent [Karl Frisch]( is also running for reelection to the Fairfax County School Board. 10 LGBTQ+ school board candidates have already won in 2023. 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