Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, becoming the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office. Hashmi will defeat Republican John Reid, a former ...

Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi on Tuesday became the first Muslim American woman elected to statewide office in the U.S. with her victory in the lieutenant governor's race, NBC News projects. Her ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim to serve in Virginia’s Senate, wins Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

Current Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Chesterfield) will be the first Muslim woman to serve as Virginia’s lieutenant governor, according to the Associated Press.

(RNS) — While Zohran Mamdani’s ascent to New York City’s mayoral seat marked a historic turning point for the city and its more than a million Muslims, in Virginia, Ghazala Hashmi, a Democrat who was ...

Voters elected Ghazala Hashmi as Virginia’s next lieutenant governor. She’ll be the first Muslim woman to hold statewide office in the commonwealth. Hashmi delivered her victory speech before ...