Democrat Angela Alsobrooks won the Maryland U.S. Senate race, beating out Republican opponent Larry Hogan, according to the Associated Press. Alsobrooks, who serves as the county executive for Prince George’s County,

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has won Maryland’s Senate race, NBC News projects, defeating popular former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and becoming the first Black woman elected to represent the state in the Senate.

Democratic candidate Angela Alsobrooks and former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan battled it out for the seat of incumbent Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., who retired after serving 18 years in the U.S. Senate.