In recent years, Black people have made huge impacts on elections and politics around the country, with Black women, in particular, playing a crucial role. From Vice President Kamala Harris to President Joe Biden ’s upcoming Supreme Court nominee , Black women are occupying roles that they have never held. And Black women have been voting in near-record numbers, making huge impacts in states such as Alabama and Georgia. Now, Black women may make history again. The U.S. has never had a Black woman governor of any state, and only two Black women — Harris and Carol Moseley Braun  —  have ever served as U.S. senators. Those numbers might be changing, however, as a number of Black women are running in statewide elections this year. Here are five Black women who may be elected in this year’s governor and Senate races.