Slotkin won by a thin margin, securing 48.6% of the vote compared to Rogers’s 48.3%, according to the Associated Press.

Her victory, called Wednesday afternoon, continues a streak of Democratic dominance in statewide races. No Republican has won a Michigan Senate seat since 1994. 

It also denies Republicans additional breathing room in a chamber they will control next year. Slotkin will replace retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), a titan of Michigan politics who rose to Senate Democrats’ No. 3 leadership post.

Michigan had one of the only competitive Senate races without an incumbent this cycle, making it a top target for Senate Republicans. In the final days of the campaign alone, the leading super PACs for each party spent almost $20 million on advertising in the state.

But Rogers was unable to capitalize on the coattails Trump gave other candidates down-ballot. Trump overperformed his 2020 margins across the battleground map, winning Michigan by 1 percentage point.

Shortly after the race was called, Rogers released a statement congratulating Slotkin, adding that he was “proud to have run on the ticket with our President-elect, Donald J. Trump.”

“I have no doubt that he is going to help move Michigan and America forward,” Rogers said.

The economy and immigration dominated the airwaves as Slotkin faced political headwinds over inflation and the record influx of migrants at the southern border. In Michigan, home to a large auto industry, the transition to electric vehicles also fueled voter anxiety.

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However, Slotkin, a three-term congresswoman and former intelligence officer, defeated Rogers on a centrist message and a vow to preserve abortion access.