Overview
- Hashmi defeated Republican John Reid with roughly 55% of the vote to about 44%, according to multiple U.S. media reports.
- As lieutenant governor, she will preside over the Senate, where Democrats hold a 21–19 edge and the post carries tie‑breaking authority.
- Her win triggers a special election to fill the Virginia Senate seat she vacates.
- AFP reports she is the first Muslim woman to win a statewide race in U.S. history, adding to her earlier distinction as the first Muslim and South Asian American elected to the Virginia Senate.
- A longtime educator who entered office in 2019 after an upset win, she has prioritized public education, reproductive freedom, voting rights, gun-violence prevention, environmental protection, housing, and health care, including sponsoring a contraception-rights bill later vetoed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.