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.

A controversy surrounding Democratic Attorney General nominee Jay Jones' old texts has refocused Republicans' efforts up and down the ballot in Virginia.

The former CIA officer who served three terms in the U.S. House beat out Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in Tuesday's election.

In the New York City mayoral race, just 29% of voters approve of Trump, according to the exit poll, as do 36% in California. There, the Proposition 50 ballot measure will decide whether the state will change its congressional map in response to Republican-led redistricting pushed by Trump in Texas and other states.

Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s mayoral race, NBC News projects, after the 34-year-old democratic socialist energized progressives in the city.

Spanberger was first elected to the House of Representatives during the 2018 midterm elections when Democrats won 41 seats and retook control of the lower chamber. She represented a purple district for three terms while carving out a moderate streak and frequently criticizing the Democratic Party’s left flank.