Bernie Sanders-- first non-Christian to win a presidential primary
"Bernie Sanders win in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night came with some pretty impressive footnotes:
1. His margin of victory was the highest for a non-incumbent candidate in any state since JFK.
2. He won almost every demographic groupmale, female, young, old, moderate, liberal, college educated, high school-educatedwith the exception of voters making more than $200,000 per year.
3. He became the first Jewish candidate to win a state primary in U.S. history.
4. He became the first non-Christian candidate to win a state primary in U.S. history.
Sanders isnt one to emphasize his religious affiliationhis political beliefs make him enough of an outsider as it isso you wont read much coverage about the historic nature of his win."
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/02/after-sanders-big-win-in-new-hampshire-establishme.html
Article is mostly discussion about the nature of super-delegates and is worth a read.