Democrat Kathy Jennings, a former top state prosecutor, sailed to victory Tuesday night in Delaware’s attorney general race, securing more than 61 percent of the statewide vote.

The New York Times called the race around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, nearly 1 1/2 hours after polls officially closed in the First State. The Associated Press called the race for Jennings seven minutes later. According to The Times, Republican challenger Bernard Pepukayi won about close to 39 percent of the tally and trailed Jennings by nearly 63,000 votes at press time.