New Mexico Attorney Xochitl Torres Small defeated her Republican opponent Yvette Herrell to flip yet another seat in the House for Democrats, a report said.

Torres Small was declared the winner on Wednesday after thousands of absentee ballots were counted in a tight election, according to KOAT-TV.

“We had an unprecedented amount,” Doña Ana County Clerk Amanda Lopez Askin told the network about the ballots.

“We weren’t expecting it, and we frankly didn’t have the people infrastructure in place.”

The results have been certified by New Mexico’s secretary of state, the network said.

The New Mexico result comes as a surprise to Republican Herrell, who delivered a premature victory speech victory on Tuesday night.

“I understand that people wanted results last night,” County Clark Lopez Askin said. “But I also know that people wanted a fair election.”

Torres Small refused to concede the race and won the race Wednesday after all the ballots were counted.

The seat had been left vacant by GOP Rep. Steve Pearce, who ran for governor.

The Democrats won control of the House on Tuesday night after taking a number of seats from the GOP.