Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, fended off a stiff challenge from Republican Eric Hovde, an affluent banker, to win a third term.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin will win reelection in Wisconsin, CNN projects, in a victory for Senate Democrats trying to defend the so-called blue wall states despite losing them at the presidential level and having already lost their majority in the chamber.

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin was projected to win a third term in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, dispatching Republican businessman Eric Hovde in one of the nation’s hardest-fought Senate races.The victory is a key step toward Democrats limiting their losses in the Senate,