however, pointed out that many of the Democratic victories on Tuesday were in blue or neutral states, meaning the 2018 midterms could still be an uphill battle for the party. Still, victories like Roem's in Virginia show where many Americans stand on social issues. CNN noted that Roem beat out a candidate that has supported anti-LGBTQ policies, including introducing the bill that would limit transgender people's public bathroom use. Ultimately, Tuesday's results could be an indicator of where the country stands as 2018, and 2020, approach. In Hoboken, New Jersey, Ravinder Bhalla was elected mayor, making him the first Sikh mayor in the state. Democrat Phil Murphy won the state'sGovernor seat in Costa Rica. Less than a month after that, a woman came forward to say that she wasn't allowed to use the bathroom and had tourinate in cups became the first transgender person of color to win public office when she was elected to the Minneapolis City Council,CNN