Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will be reelected to a third full term representing New York in Capitol Hill's upper chamber, the Associated Press declares.

According to the AP, with approximately 96.29% of the expected vote tallied as of 5 a.m. Wednesday, Gillibrand had 58.1% of the vote, while the Republican candidate, Michael Sapraicone, had 41.5% of the vote. 

In a statement, Gillibrand said her victory makes it clear that New Yorkers “believe in a government that works.”

“New Yorkers believe in fundamental truths, like caring about our neighbors and treating others with kindness, decency and respect. That has been, and will continue to be, the hallmark of my public service,” she wrote.

The junior senator will return to Washington for another six-year term.

Gillibrand was first appointed to her Senate seat by Gov. David Paterson in 2009 to replace Hillary Clinton after she was nominated to be secretary of state in the Obama administration. She won a special election to fill the remainder of Clinton’s Senate term in 2010 before winning reelection in 2012 and 2018.

Prior to that, Gillibrand served a single term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

She also mounted a brief run for president in 2020.

In the Senate, she currently serves as a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Armed Services Committee, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee and Special Committee on Aging.