The candidates for Virginia’s lieutenant governor are set to make history after state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi won the Democratic nomination for the office on Wednesday.

Virginia Democratic state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi won a six-way primary on Wednesday to become the party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, the end to a two-day contest in which Hashmi narrowly defeated her top competitor by less than 1%.

RICHMOND, VA — State Senator Ghazala Hashmi, a former professor and a pioneering voice in Virginia politics, has secured the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor after a closely fought six-way primary.