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 state's lieutenant governor's race, NBC News projects.

Her historic victory comes the same night that former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, whom NBC News projects as the winner in Virginia's governor's race, became the first woman elected governor in the state.

This is the second time Hashmi has made history in an election; in 2019 she was the first Muslim American woman elected to Virginia's state Legislature. Since then, Hashmi has served in the statehouse representing a district southwest of Washington, D.C.

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Last month, Hashmi told The Washington Post that she hoped voters would send a message showing that

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