Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the U.S.
Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the U.S.
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Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the U.S.
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 historic victory comes the same night former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, whom NBC News projects as the winner in the governor's race, became the first woman elected governor in the state.