Democrat Ghazala Hashmi made history Tuesday, winning Virginia’s race for lieutenant governor and becoming the first Indian American and first Muslim to hold statewide office in the Commonwealth. She defeated Republican John Reid, a Richmond broadcaster.

Hashmi, currently a state senator representing a district south of Richmond, emerged as a prominent figure in Virginia politics after fir

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