Virginia

Ghazala Hashmi wins Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in Virginia primary

Thomas Robertson | trobertson@wtop.com
June 18, 2025, 11:06 AM

Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim to serve in Virginia’s Senate, has won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in Tuesday’s primary election, firming up the Democrats’ lineup in statewide races for November’s general election.

Hashmi won the crowded primary race by a slim margin, beating Democrat Levar Stoney by less than a percentage point.

With Hashmi’s victory, Democrats have solidified their nominees for statewide office ahead of Election Day in November.

She will run alongside U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and former state Del. Jay Jones, who won the Democratic nomination for attorney general on Tuesday night.

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Thomas Robertson
Thomas Robertson is an Associate Producer and Web Writer/Editor at WTOP. After graduating in 2019 from James Madison University, Thomas moved away from Virginia for the first time in his life to cover the local government beat for a small daily newspaper in Zanesville, Ohio.
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