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 ...

Ghazala Firdous Hashmi, originally from Hyderabad, has made history as the first Muslim woman, first person of Indian origin, and first South Asian American elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.

(CNN) — 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 ...

Ghazala Hashmi, born in Hyderabad, India, has made history as the first Indian-origin Muslim woman to hold any US statewide office.

Ghazala Hashmi has made history in Virginia, becoming the state's first Indian-American and Muslim to win a statewide office as lieutenant governor. A former professor, her victory in the lieutenant ...

(CNN) — Democrat Ghazala Hashmi will win the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race and become the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office, CNN projects. Hashmi will defeat Republican ...

Democrat Ghazala Hashmi speaks on stage at an election night watch party for Democrat Abigail Spanberger after Hashmi was declared the winner of the Virginia lieutenant governor's race in Richmond, ...