NBC News projects that state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi has won the race to become Virginia's next lieutenant governor.

Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi made US history Tuesday, winning the lieutenant governor’s race and becoming the first ...

During this year’s lieutenant gubernatorial campaign, Hashmi faced attacks targeting her Muslim faith, including from her ...

Democratic Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi defeated Republican candidate John Reid on Tuesday to become the next ...

In Virginia, state Senator Ghazala Hashmi won her bid to become the second most powerful woman in the state. She will also be ...

The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone. On a busy sidewalk outside a ...

In Virginia, Abigail Spanberger made history as the state’s first woman governor, defeating an opponent who backed a 15-week ...

Winning the lieutenant governor's race, Indian American state senator becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the ...

His mayoral election shattered a barrier that seemed insurmountable since the Sept. 11 attacks changed what it meant to be ...

Richmond, Va. — As the polls closed on Tuesday across Virginia, it quickly became clear it was a night of firsts: Voters ...

Democrat Abigail Spanberger's win Tuesday over Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears makes her the first woman to be ...

With her win, Hashmi made history. She is the first Muslim woman to win a statewide election in the United States.