But the 2026 elections could bring a remarkable change. If Angie Nixon of Florida, Julianna Stratton of Illinois and Scott Colom of Mississippi win their competitive races for the United States Senate, they would join Cory Booker of New Jersey, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Tim Scott of South Carolina for a historic total of eight African Americans simultaneously serving in the Senate.