This post was written by Hatchet reporter Regina Park.

Karl Racine won the first-ever race for D.C. attorney general Tuesday.

Racine, a Democrat, won with about 40 percent of the vote, according to the Washington Post. The D.C. attorney general had traditionally been appointed by the mayor.

Racine defeated Lorie Masters, Edward “Smitty” Smith, Lateefah Williams and Paul Zukerberg. All of the candidates were Democrats.

A September NBC4/Washington Post/Marist poll found that more than half of likely voters had not decided which attorney general candidate to support. Zukerberg led the race at the time with the support of 14 percent of likely voters. Racine had 5 percent.