“Our sisterhood is resilient,” Omar said on Twitter.
According to the New York Times, Ocasio-Cortez’s seat was the second most expensive House race in the country after Republican challenger John Cummings raised over $10 million to try and unseat her. She easily won her race with just under 75 percent of the vote.
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The Associated Press called Tlaib’s race early Wednesday morning with over 66 percent of precincts reporting, winning her first race against a Republican opponent, David Dudenhoefer. She did not face a Republican when she was first elected in 2016.
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