Wes Moore projected to make history as Maryland's first Black governor

Wes Moore will win the Maryland gubernatorial race, CBS News projects, making him the state's first Black governor. Moore will also be just the third Black governor elected in U.S. history.

Douglas Wilder was elected Virginia governor in 1989, and Deval Patrick was elected Massachusetts governor in 2006. Other Black men have served as governor, but assumed the office after their governor resigned – like former New York Gov. David Paterson, who was lieutenant governor, and assumed the role of governor when Eliott Spitzer resigned. 

If Stacey Abrams were to win the Georgia gubernatorial race, she would become the nation's first Black female governor.