Democratic Socialist Julia Salazar won the New York Democratic primary for State Senate last night. 

She defeated longtime politician Martin Dilan who was running for his ninth term for the 18th District. The race was a long, and sometimes even dramatic one. 

Her win signals another victory for the Democratic Socialists of America. The group endorsed her and other high profile candidates in the city like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. A press release from the DSA outlined that Salazar is the “first open socialist in the New York State legislature in nearly a century.”