Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first Black woman to represent Delaware in the Senate after she defeated Republican Eric Hansen and independent candidate Mike Katz, NBC News projects. Blunt Rochester,

U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester won her contest for a seat in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, setting her up to become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate.

Delaware’s U.S. Senate race stands to be a historic one, as U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester is poised to become the state’s first Black person and first woman U.S. Senator. If elected, she’ll be the fourth-ever Black woman to sit in the U.