Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) conceded defeat in her reelection bid for California’s 45th Congressional District, notching a key win for Democrats in one of the most competitive races of the 2024 cycle and further narrowing Republicans’ already slim majority in the lower chamber.

Democrat Derek Tran has defeated two-term Republican U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel in a Southern California House district that was specifically drawn to give Asian Americans a stronger voice on Capitol Hill.

Rep. Michelle Steel, a two-term incumbent in California’s 45th congressional district, appears to have conceded to Derek Tran Wednesday afternoon after a long slog of a race that is one of the nation’s closest remaining contests yet to be called.