Sen. Tammy Baldwin fended off a challenge from Republican Eric Hovde on Tuesday, NBC News projects, winning a third six-year term in a critical battleground state.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin will win reelection in Wisconsin, CNN projects, in a victory for Senate Democrats trying to defend the so-called blue wall states despite losing them at the presidential level and having already lost their majority in the chamber.

Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, fended off a stiff challenge from Republican Eric Hovde, an affluent banker, to win a third term.