A historic wave of Black women is running for U.S. Senate seats in the 2026 elections across states like Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, with candidates emphasizing issues from healthcare and education to justice reform and economic opportunity. Their campaigns not only seek to break long-standing barriers in Senate representation but also have the potential to set new records for Black women serving simultaneously in the U.S. Senate if even one wins in November 2026.