Democrat Ghazala Hashmi on Tuesday won the lieutenant governor's race in United States' Virgina, defeating John Reid. Ghazala is the first Indian American and First Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia. Hashmi is a former college professor who won the nomination after prevailing in a crowded June Democratic primary. As lieutenant governor, Hashmi will preside over a closely-divided Virginia state Senate, where Democrats currently hold a slim 21-19 seat advantage. The lieutenant governor votes when there’s a tie in the Senate. Hashmi’s victory also means her Senate seat will have to be filled in a special election. Meanwhile, former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears, who was outraised by the Democrat and failed to earn t

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