“It was a mere state house race, below the radar, with fewer than 500 votes cast. But Safiya Wazir’s upset victory in New Hampshire on Sept. 11 is yet one more striking example of how nontraditional candidates are upending expectations in this extraordinary election season.
“Ms. Wazir, just 27 and a refugee from Afghanistan, toppled a four-term incumbent in the Democratic primary for state representative in a blue-collar neighborhood of Concord, the state capital.”
This is an excerpt from The New York Times article, “She Was a Refugee From Afghanistan. She May Soon Enter the New Hampshire Legislature,” written by Katharine Q. Seelye. Access the full article and interview here.