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She won the special election; SusanG from Daily Kos has the details .

I was quite pleased to see Donna Edwards bet the corrupt Al Wynn (it just shows you that there are bad Democrats as well as bad Republicans, or as I would put it, "bad people period"). Now it's time for the Big Leagues: apparently, Edward's Republican rival has decided to compare her to socialist dictators . Here's her site for those who want to learn the truth. And here's a little fun fact ( according to Wikipedia ): should she win, Edwards "will be the first black woman to represent Maryland in the US House of Representatives."