It was a night of firsts amid local, national election results

History was made around the U.S. — and in Western Pennsylvania — on Tuesday as several newly elected candidates earned firsts for their respective offices.

In Allegheny County, Democrat Sara Innamorato became the first woman to win the county executive seat after she defeated Republican Joe Rockey.

On the other side of the state, Democrat Cherelle Parker won in similar fashion and will become Philadelphia’s first female mayor — and the 100th — according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Parker has been involved in politics since she was a teenager and more recently served as a state representative and city councilwoman, the Associated Press reported.

Parker entered her election night watch party to the tune of “Ladies First” by Queen Latifah.

In Virginia, Danica Roem is no stranger to making history. In 2017, the Democrat became the first openly transgender person to be elected to a state legislative seat where she has served three terms in the House of Delegates. She made history again Tuesday by becoming the first openly transgender elected state senator, several news outlets reported.

“The voters have shown they want a leader who will prioritize fixing roads, feeding kids, and protecting our land instead of stigmatizing trans kids and taking away our civil rights,” she said in a statement posted on social media.

Democrat Gabe Amo made a different kind of history Tuesday in becoming the first Black person to represent Rhode Island in Congress, according to the Rhode Island Current.

“Undoubtedly, I’m humbled by the real momentous opportunity to serve as the first person of color,” Amo told the AP before walking out to address his supporters. “But I didn’t run to make history.”

Amo is the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants who once worked as a White House aide, the AP reported.

It was ballot measures, not candidates, that made history in Ohio. A majority of voters there approved recreational marijuana legalization and a constitutional amendment ensuring access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care.