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.

Ghazala Hashmi, elected as lieutenant governor, became the first Muslim woman to win statewide office in any state. By Campbell Robertson The New York City mayoral race was not the only contest in ...

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 ...

Virginia senator Ghazala Hashmi wins the lieutenant governor’s race, becoming the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim to serve in Virginia's Senate, wins Democratic nomination for lieutenant ...