AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Republican Gov. Paul LePage is wishing his Democratic successor well.

LePage issued a brief statement Wednesday congratulating all the winners of Tuesday’s election in Maine. He told the newly elected officials that they’ve been entrusted “with the future of our state and to represent all of the people.” He told them to “please hold that trust sacred.”

He specifically singled out Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills, with whom he has repeatedly clashed. Mills will be Maine’s first woman to serve as governor in January when she’s sworn into office.

Mills, who’s currently Maine’s attorney general, will become the first woman to serve as governor in January when she’s sworn in.