Congressman Fred Upton is declaring victory in his bid to return Washington for his 27th year in office, leading over challenger Paul Clements in the race for Michigan’s sixth congressional district seat in U.S. House of Representatives, according to unofficial tallies from the Associated Press.

After capturing 56 percent of the vote with 196 of 294 precincts reporting in, the Republican lawmaker from St. Joseph announced that he was declaring victory in the contest. The voting tallies are currently have Upton with 64,399 votes, compared to Clement’s 46,983 votes. Third party candidates Erwin Haas, with the Libertarian Party, and John Lawrence, with Green Party, only secured 3 and 1 percent of the current tallied votes, respectfully.

With a victory, Upton will enter his 14th consecutive term in office. The congressman currently serves as the chair of the House’s Energy and Commerce Committee.

Clements, a professor with Western Michigan University, was the latest Democrat to attempt to dethrone the incumbent Republican. The candidate managed to amass the largest war chest of any of Upton’s challenger to date, raising around $660,000.