Democratic Rep. Andy Kim has defeated challenger Curtis Bashaw after a historic New Jersey Senate race. The win makes Kim the state’s first Asian American senator.

American elected to the U.S. Senate. The Democrat will take over the New Jersey seat held by former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who resigned in August after being indicted on federal bribery and corruption charges.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.