Democrat Wins Virginia Race To Become Country’s First Muslim Woman Elected To Statewide Office
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Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic candidate in Virginia’s lieutenant governor’s race, is projected to win her race, making her the first Muslim woman in the country to be elected to a statewide office. She wasn’t alone in shattering a glass ceiling on Tuesday night. Hashmi joined Democrat Abigail Spanberger in making history as she became the first female elected to Virginia’s governor’s mansion. Hashmi, a state senator, consistently led in the polls over her opponent Republican John Reid, a radio
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