Katie Britt, a 40-year-old Republican, has become the first woman to represent Alabama in the U.S. Senate, according to Fox News projections.
to defeat Democrat Will Boyd after, so far, capturing around two thirds of the vote.
"I am humbled, I am honored and grateful. I want you to know I understand what a tremendous responsibility these milestones carry and I do not take that lightly," she added. Republican Katie Britt speaks to supporters at her election night watch party after winning the U.S. Senate race in Alabama, on Nov. 8 in Montgomery, Alabama.
Britt will fill the seat held by Richard Shelby, her one-time boss who is retiring after 35 years in the Senate. Britt was Shelby’s chief of staff before leaving to take the helm of a state business lobby. The state’s previous female senators, both Democrats, had been appointed.
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