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

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In a victory speech Tuesday night, Hashmi thanked her supporters and told them, "Together, we have carved a new historic path," NBC News reports .

Hashmi, an immigrant, added later in her speech, "My own journey from a young child landing at the airport in Savannah to now being elected as the first Muslim woman to achieve statewide offi

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