Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi has won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

(Rob Ostermaier/The Daily Press via AP)RICHMOND, VA The Latest on Virginia's legislative elections (all times local):9:25 p.m.Virginia Democrats have taken control of the state Senate for the first time in five years. ___9:14 p.m.A community college administrator and first-time candidate has unseated a Republican incumbent in a competitive Richmond-area state Senate race. Ghazala Hashmi defeated Sen. Glen Sturtevant Tuesday in a key win for Democrats hoping to flip control of the Senate. ___8:28 p.m.A Democratic state delegate has won a race to fill an open northern Virginia state Senate seat previously held by a Republican. Both say they voted for Democrats Debra Rodman for state Senate and Schuyler VanValkenburg for House of Delegates.