# @nbcphiladelphia on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-11-06T13:10:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC10 Philadelphia (@nbcphiladelphia) — https://gondola.cc/nbcphiladelphia

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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.⁠
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She'll join another Black woman, Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who also won a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday night, marking the first time in history that the American public elected two Black women to the Senate at once. Only three other Black women have served in the chamber until now, two of them elected and one who was appointed.⁠
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“The people have spoken, and we’re bringing bright hope to the United States Senate,” Blunt Rochester said in a victory speech to supporters who greeted her with chants of “LBR! LBR!”⁠
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“I stand before you tonight extremely humbled, and with a heart filled with gratitude to God and to the people of Delaware who put their trust in me,” Rochester said.⁠
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She acknowledged the trail previously "blazed by three strong Black women senators,” but said her run was not about making history.⁠
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“It’s about making a difference,” she said.⁠
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Blunt Rochester defeated Republican Eric Hansen. She was considered a virtual shoo-in for the Senate against businessman Hansen, a political newcomer. Democrats hold a significant voter registration advantage over Republicans in solid-blue Delaware, which last sent a Republican to Washington in 2008.⁠
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