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http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/polit...-scott-digital/index.html?iid=article_sidebar

Washington (CNN) -- South Carolina's Tim Scott on Tuesday became the first African-American senator to win election in the South since Reconstruction.
The Palmetto State Republican was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to the office after former Sen. Jim DeMint resigned in November 2012

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/meet-mia-love-the-first-black-republican-woman-elected-to-co

Mia Love will become the first black Republican congresswoman in American history after squeaking out a victory in Utah’s 4th Congressional District.

Love defeated Democrat Doug Owens after a hard-fought race that saw her campaigning with former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, among other things. As the votes came in Tuesday the race was quite close, though Love ultimately pulled away, taking 50% of the votes to Owens’ 46%.