Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester wins the Delaware senate race

U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester defeated Republican Eric Hansen in Delaware’s U.S. Senate race on Tuesday.

Blunt Rochester will become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate. Blunt Rochester won with 56% of the vote.

Vote Totals:

Lisa Blunt Rochester D 136,847 56.3%

Eric Hansen R 97,681 40.2%

Michael Katz I 8,475 3.5%