Danica Roem, a Democrat for Delegate in Virginia's district 13, and who is transgender, sits in her campaign office on September 22, 2017, in Manassas, Virginia.

Danica Roem, a Democrat for Delegate in Virginia's district 13, and who is transgender, sits in her campaign office on September 22, 2017, in Manassas, Virginia.

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Former TV anchor Chris Hurst, whose girlfriend was killed on live TV, wins race for Virginia house

Virginia voters elected the state's first openly transgender candidate to the Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday.