Hispanics will win the most seats in Congress since the 1960s, with the largest gains likely to be made by Republicans.

A record 90 Hispanic candidates will be on the ballot in the midterm elections for Senate and House seats. 53 of the House candidates are Democrats, while 33 are Republicans. Both parties will have two Hispanic Senate candidates.

These candidates could be the first Hispanic elected lawmaker in American history to Congress.

Yadira Caraveo, Colorado state representative (D-CO), is running to represent the new 8th Congressional District. She would not only be the first Latina to be elected to Congress in Colorado, but also the first Latina to hold the office.

Two Oregonians are fighting for the title of first Latina state congresswoman. Each candidate for the seats outside of Portland is a Democratic state Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Republican.

Republican Yesli Vegas wants to be the first Latina member of Virginia’s congressional delegation. She is the daughter to Salvadoran immigrants. A former officer in law enforcement, she got her start in politics when she left the police force to run for a elected position in northern Virginia.

Monica De La Cruz will run for the second time in a South Texas border area that has been held by Democrats since more than 100 years. De La Cruz is part the “Triple Threat,” which she uses to refer to the three Republican Latinas who are seeking to win three districts in the Rio Grande Valley.

House Republicans are hopeful they will regain the majority, and with the most diverse list of candidates to date.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY, stated to the Washington Examiner that “This year will be the year of Latina Republican.”

“We will have many Hispanic women candidates who flip districts. You will likely have three South Texas candidates who flip districts, but there are also great Latina candidates running in Florida and Oregon that are going to flip these districts. Just as 2020 was the year for the Republican woman, so this year will be the year for the Latina Republican.

Hispanic History in Congress

Over the past 20 years, the number of Hispanic legislators has increased steadily. Pew Research Center’s analysis found that 19 of the 107th Congress members were Hispanic at the beginning of 2001.

This number has risen to 29 over a decade. The gains were continued in the 117th Congress with 51 Hispanic members of Congress, six senators, and 51 Hispanic representatives.

The Democratic Party is more Hispanic than the Republican Party in the House or Senate heading into the midterm elections. 36 of the 220 Democrats who make up the House are Hispanic. Fourteen of the 48 Senate seats are held by Hispanic Democrats.

13 of the 212 Republican Party House members are Hispanic. Two of its 50 senators are also Hispanic.

This election will break all records

This year’s House race will see 28 Democrats who are newcomers to the party, compared with 25 incumbents.

As Republicans entered the primary elections earlier this year, they had 102 Hispanic nominees. This number was reduced to 33, which is still a record-setting figure for House GOP Hispanic nominees and a remarkable achievement compared to previous years.

In the hope of winning back the majority, Republicans are investing significant resources, including money into lean-Democrat and toss-up races.

33 House Republican Candidates (* denotes newcomer).

Irene Armendariz Jackson, Texas 16th *

Marcos Arroyo, New Jersey 8th *

Jonathan Chavez, Georgia 4th

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Oregon 5th *

Juan Ciscomani, Arizona 6th *

Monica De La Cruz, Texas 15th *

Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida 26th

Maria Elvira-Salazar, Florida 27th

Mayra Flores Texas 34th

Cassy Garcia (Texas 28th)

Mike Garcia, California 27th

Michelle Garcia Holmes, New Mexico 1st *

Carlos Gimenez, Florida 28th

Mark Gonsalves (Georgia 7th)

Caesar Gonzales, Georgia 13th *

Tony Gonzales, Texas 23rd

Chris Gonzales, California 46th

Peter Hernandez, California 18th *

Catalina Lauf, Illinois 11th *

George Logan, Connecticut 5th

Nicole Malliotakis, New York 11th

Alexis Martinez Johnson, New Mexico 15th *

Dan Martinez, California 31st *

Carmen Montiel (Texas 18th)

Yuripzy Morgan in Maryland, 3rd

Jesus Navarro, Florida 24th *

Omar Navarro, California, 43rd *

Juan Pagan, New York 7th

Anna Paulina Luna, Florida 13th *

Luis Pozzolo, Arizona 7th *

Jenny Garcia Sharon, Texas 37th *

Anthony Swad, Texas 32nd

Yesli Vega, Virginia 7th *

53 House Democrat Candidates (* denotes Newcomer)

Pete Aguilar, California 33rd

Joseph Alfonso (Michigan 4th)

Robert Asencio, Florida 28th *

Nanette Barragan, California 44th

David Canepa (California 15th)

Yadira Caraveo, Colorado 8th *

Salud Carbajal, California 24th

Greg Casar, Texas 35th *

Joaquin Castro Texas 20th

Lou Correa, California 46th

Henry Cuellar, Texas 28th

Tony Cardenas, California 29th

Shamaine Daniels, Pennsylvania 10th *

Antonio Daza, Georgia 11th *

Angelica Duenas, California 29th *

Veronica Escobar, Texas 16th

Adriano Espaillat, New York 13th

Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Florida 10th *

Ruben Gallego, Arizona 3rd

Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Illinois 4th

Robert Garcia, California 42nd

Sylvia Garcia (Texas 29th)

Jimmy Gomez (California 34th)

Vicente Gonzalez, Texas 34th

Raul Grijalva, Arizona 7th

Bob Hernandez, Kansas 4th *

Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico 3rd

Mike Levin, California 49th

John Lira (Texas 23rd)

Bob Menendez, New Jersey 8th *

Grace Napolitano, California 31st

Rosalinda “Linda” Nuno, Texas 10th *

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York 14th

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Washington 3rd *

Maclovio Perez, Texas 27th *

Delia Ramirez, Illinois 3rd *

Javier Ramos, Arizona 5th *

Corinna Balderramos Robinson, Florida 21st *

Raul Ruiz, California 25th

Rudy Salas (California 22nd)

Andrea Salinas, Oregon 6th *

Darren Soto, Florida 9th

Linda Sanchez, California 38th

Annette Taddeo, Florida 27th *

David Torres, Colorado 5th *

Norma Torres, California 35th

Ritchie Torres, New York 15th

Michelle Vallejo, Texas 15th *

Juan Vargas, California 52nd

Tony Vargas, Nebraska 2nd *

Gabe Vasquez (New Mexico 2nd)

Nydia Velazquez, New York 7th

Claudia Zapata, Texas 21st *

Senate Republican candidates on ballot (* denotes a new candidate).

Leora Levy (Connecticut)

Marco Rubio, Florida

Senate Democratic Candidates on the 2022 Ballot

Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada

Alex Padilla (California)