Meet the candidates aiming to make history in the 2025 Elections

Bragging rights and political momentum are at stake for Democrats and Republicans as two states will choose new governors, while the nation's most populous city will vote for a new mayor in a high-profile showdown.

But this year's elections could also be one for the record books, as a handful of top candidates aim to make history.

The 34-year-old democratic socialist state lawmaker from the New York City borough of Queens shocked the political world in June with his convincing win over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates to capture the Democratic Party's mayoral nomination.

Earle-Sears, who was born in the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica and immigrated to the U.S. as a 6-year-old, served in the Marines and is a former state lawmaker, would make history again if she wins Tuesday's election.

She would become the nation's first Black woman to win election as a governor, as well as Virginia's first female governor.

The former CIA officer and former three-term member of Congress, who is the Democratic Party's gubernatorial nominee, would also break barriers with a win.

If she secures victory, Spanberger would also become the first woman elected governor in Virginia.

Republican Christine Todd Whitman won two terms in the 1990s.

But Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, her party's gubernatorial nominee this year in New Jersey, would become the first female Democrat to win the Garden State's governor's office if she comes out on top in Tuesday's election.

Both major party nominees for Virginia lieutenant governor will land in the record books if elected.

Democratic nominee state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi would make history as the first Muslim and first Indian American elected as Virginia lieutenant governor.

And Republican nominee John Reid would become the first openly gay man elected lieutenant governor.

Omar Fateh has already landed in the record books as the first Somali American and Muslim elected to the Minnesota Senate.

He would make history again if he is elected as Minneapolis's first Muslim and Somali American mayor.