Rep. Andy Kim on Tuesday became the first Korean American to win a Senate race in U.S. history, defeating Republican Curtis Bashaw in New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district, according to the Associated Press.

Kim, a Democrat, won the state’s open Senate seat previously held by Bob Menendez, who last year was indicted on federal bribery and corruption charges.

Menendez was convicted on a group of those charges in July and resigned his seat in August.

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