Rep. Chris Van Hollen will be elected to the U.S. Senate.
The Democrat won 62 percent of the vote. Del. Kathy Szeliga (R) took 35 percent.
Van Hollen will fill the first open U.S. Senate seat in Maryland in 10 years.
Szeliga faced an uphill battle against the seven-term congressman in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2 to 1.
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