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Sarah McBride made history Tuesday, becoming the first transgender state senator in the United States by besting a Republican opponent Steve Washington.

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00:00Activist Sarah McBride made history on Tuesday, becoming the first transgender state senator

00:05in the United States.

00:07McBride bested Republican opponent Steve Washington in a landslide victory, with McBride taking

00:1273 percent of the votes to Washington's 27 percent.

00:16McBride, who segues to the seat after serving as a spokesperson for the human rights campaign,

00:22tweeted a message of gratitude after the news broke, posting,

00:25Hollywood also took to social media to offer their congratulations for McBride, who just

00:38days ago shared that she received an endorsement heading into the election from former President

00:43Barack Obama.

00:44Amy Schumer took to Instagram to celebrate the victory by posting,

00:47Oscar winner Charlize Theron responded by

00:54tweeting,

00:55We are all a mess of anxiety right now, but at least we can celebrate this incredible

01:00news.

01:01Transparent and Hustlers star Tracy Lissette congratulated Senator McBride, adding,

01:05This got me all the way together.

01:07Post star India Moore simply said, Thank you for the representation.

01:11The win came during an extremely tight presidential race wherein by 10 p.m. Pacific time on Tuesday,

01:16President Trump had won key battleground state, Florida, as well as Texas and Ohio, whereas

01:21challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden gained Minnesota and New Hampshire.

01:25However, certain states were still undecided as the pair fought to gain the necessary 270

01:30electoral votes to become president.

01:33For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:35For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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