'We did it': Sarah McBride makes history as first transgender state senator, celebs react with support

Stars are cheering on Sarah McBride.

On Tuesday, the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign made history by becoming the first openly transgender state senator in the nation. After her victory, McBride received congratulations across social media from an array of celebrities.

Charlize Theron took to Twitter to celebrate McBride's win late Tuesday, while also noting the stress of election night.

"We are all a mess of anxiety right now but at least we can celebrate this incredible news," Theron wrote.

"Congrats to my friend @sarahemcbride and congrats to Delawareans for electing a great leader!!!!!" Amy Schumer, who has supported McBride's campaign since she announced her run last year, wrote in an Instagram post.

Katie Couric wished McBride congrats. "Congratulations to my friend @SarahEMcBride!!!!!!!"

And Colton Hayes enthusiastically shared his well-wishes, too. "OMG SARAH!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!" he wrote on Twitter.

Chelsea Clinton and Billy Eichner and jumped on Twitter as well to wish McBride congratulations with several exclamation points.

Actress Debra Messing tweeted, "YESSSSS!!! CONGRATULATIONS #SarahMcBride! #DemocracyWins"

Comedian Dana Goldberg tweeted a message with "tears of joy."

"With tears of joy, I want to congratulate my friend Sarah McBride for winning her state Senate race in Delaware and becoming the highest ranking elected transgender politician in the country," the tweet read. "Congratulations, my friend!"

Screenwriter Steven Canals tweeted, "History!! The 1st Trans Senator. Congratulations @SarahEMcBride!!"

McBride made history Tuesday night when she was elected to Delaware's state senate in a race against Republican candidate Steve Washington. She will replace Sen. Harris McDowell, a Democrat who is retiring at the end of his term.

"We did it," McBride wrote on Twitter Tuesday night, announcing victory and thanking her supporters. "I hope tonight shows an LGBTQ kid that our democracy is big enough for them, too."

As a state senator, she will also be the country's highest-ranking openly transgender official — and first elected official in Delaware's history.

"I don't intend on serving as a transgender state senator," McBride told Delaware's News Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, last year. "I intend on serving as a senator who happens to be transgender."

Contributing: Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Natalia Alamdari

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Sarah McBride: Charlize Theron, Chelsea Clinton cheer historic win