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%.
The Associated Press called the race for Hashmi at 11:01 a.m., well after the polls closed on Tuesday night. She won with 27.39% of the vote. Former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney took second, with 26.64%, and state Sen. Aaron Rouse took third, with 26.34%.
Virginia rules allow for defeated candidates to request a recount if the margin of victory is 1% or less, so Wednesday’s margins may set the stage for a possible recount in a race where over 481,000 ballots were cast, according to the Associated Press.
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