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.

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,

NBC News projects that Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has defeated former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in Maryland’s U.S. Senate race. She is the first Black woman to win statewide office in Maryland.