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.

In a victory speech Tuesday night, Hashmi thanked her supporters and told them, “Together, we have carved a new historic path.”

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

Last month, Hashmi told The Washington Post that she hoped voters would send a message showing that they’re “not divided” on “lines of bigotry.”

“We’re really showing the rest of the country that Virginia is in a position where we embrace diversity,” she said.

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