State Senator-elect Sonia Chang-Diaz said Thursday that her experience voting on Tuesday is something she won't soon forget.

"I am going to have to say, [it was] one of the best days I have ever experienced on any campaign. It was just a thrilling, thrilling day," the Jamaica Plain Democrat told PolitickerMA.com. "From standing in my own polling station line, to talking with voters, it was just a thrill."

Chang-Diaz was elected to the state Senate to represent Suffolk's 2nd District after a long and contentious campaign against state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson. After Chang-Diaz won the Democratic primary in September, Wilkerson launched a write-in campaign for the general election.

Wilkerson eventually ended that campaign after being arrested on charges that she accepted $23,500 in bribes.

Chang-Diaz said she was encouraged by the reportedly record voter turnout in Massachusetts and that she hopes people will continue to be engaged in the political process.

"It's the kind of thing that I don't think you ever forget," she said, "I hope it will keep people coming back."

Chang-Diaz said she is going to take a few days off in the immediate future, but will then continue her efforts to reach out to community leaders and seek their input on issues. The Democrat also said that she believes voters sent a strong message on Tuesday that they are ready for new leadership in the district. Chang-Diaz earned 92 percent of the vote on Tuesday, according to the Boston Globe.

"I think that the numbers that we saw in the election were extraordinarily strong and something that I'm proud of and humbled by," she said. "People are really ready to forge ahead with the work of the district under new leadership."