US EditionDemocrat Ghazala Hashmi elected Virginia lieutenant governor
Hashmi won with 53% of the vote and focused on education reform while promoting diversity and unity against bigotry in Virginia's political landscape.
- On Tuesday, the Fox News Decision Desk projected State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi will become Virginia lieutenant governor, the first Muslim woman and Asian American elected statewide in U.S. history.
- Hashmi, 61, has served in the Virginia state Senate for six years representing Richmond and surrounding counties, and her campaign emphasized education funding formula reform and opposing bigotry.
- Despite leading with 53% of the vote, Hashmi largely stayed out of the election spotlight as 55% of votes reported came in.
- The lieutenant governor’s office is largely ceremonial yet presides over the State Senate and can influence policy, with several lieutenant governors, including Winsome Earle-Sears, launching gubernatorial campaigns.
- Earlier this year, Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged John Reid, Republican nominee and former conservative radio host and businessman, to drop out after a social media scandal; Reid refused and later hosted an event using an AI rendering of Hashmi’s voice.
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Hashmi will be Virginia's first Muslim lieutenant governor
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Current Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Chesterfield) will be the first Muslim woman to serve as Virginia's lieutenant governor, according to the Associated Press. On Tuesday, Virginians selected Hashmi to be their next lieutenant governor. As of 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, she has 53.2% of the vote, leading her Republican opponent -- former Richmond radio host John Reid -- by a 7-point margin. MORE: Virginia Election Results A for…
History made as America poised to elect first Muslim-American woman to statewide office
America has elected its first Muslim-American woman to a statewide elected office, if election projections hold.CNN projected late Tuesday that Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the election for Virginia's lieutenant governor race, securing a victory along with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail S...
Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the U.S.
Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi 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.
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