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Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, won Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat Tuesday.

The 50-year-old Republican will occupy the seat her father held from 1979 to 1989. In electing her, Wyoming continued a recent tradition of selecting a woman for the seat — following Barbara Cubin, who was the representative from 1995 to 2008, and current U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, who has served from 2008 and has decided to return to Wyoming at the end of this term.

Cheney stood on a stage with her husband, attorney Phil Perry, and children at a Casper bar and restaurant where local Republicans were holding an election night party. Standing amid “Make America Great Again” signs and balloons that said “Cheney for Wyoming,” she thanked her supporters and said she was humbled and thrilled to go to Washington.

By press time Tuesday night, the U.S. House looked like it was going to remain Republican, as was the Senate. Trump had won the White House. That scenario will help Cheney and her colleagues accomplish their goals in Washington, she told the Star-Tribune.