Democrats flipped a GOP-held Kentucky state House seat on Tuesday, handing the party its 37th state legislative pickup nationwide since Donald Trump won the presidency.

Democrat Linda Belcher, a former public school teacher and state lawmaker, defeated Republican Rebecca Johnson, 68 percent to 32 percent .

Belchers lifelong commitment to bettering her community and her door-to-door campaign showcased her dedication to standing up for Kentuckians, Jessica Post, executive director of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, said in a statement. She will work hard on behalf of working families, students, and the people of Bullitt County.

Belcher is no stranger to the 49th District, which is in Bullitt County, just south of Louisville. Belcher represented the district from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2014 to January 2017, after being defeated in the 2016 election by a narrow margin.

Belchers victory is nonetheless symbolically important since Trump defeated Democratic rival Hillary Clinton among the districts voters, 72 percent to 23 percent .

The special election was prompted by the December death of then-state Rep. Dan Johnson, a Republican. Johnson took his own life after denying allegations that he had molested a 17-year-old girl at a church where he had served as a pastor.

Rebecca Johnson, the defeated Republican candidate, is Johnsons widow.