After Janelle Bynum declared her victory and the Associated Press officially called the race for Oregon's 5th Congressional District Thursday morning, incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer released a statement formally conceding to Bynum.

Democratic state lawmaker Janelle Bynum beat Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to represent Oregon's 5th Congressional District, per the Associated Press. Why it matters: Bynum's win flips the swing district back to blue and adds another Democratic seat to the U.

State Representative Janelle Bynum, a Democrat and the first Black woman elected to represent Oregon in Congress, ousted the freshman Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer.