June 17, 2008:
Attorney Donna Edwards (D) wins the special election held in Maryland's 4th Congressional District vacated by incumbent Democrat Albert Wynn.
Wynn, who was handily defeated by Edwards in the February Democratic primary, decided to take a lobbying job, causing the vacancy. In beating Republican Peter James in the special election, Edwards becomes the first black woman to represent Maryland in Congress.
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