Tuesday’s special elections in Virginia, the first in the nation since President-elect Donald Trump won the presidency, figure to test Trump’s impact — and potential Democrat malaise — after his November victory.
On paper, the special elections in the state legislature — two in the House, one in the Senate — should go the way of Democrats in two and Republican in the other. However, after Trump’s election victory, state Democrats are anxious about his momentum possibly helping the GOP steal one of the seats, according to The New York Times.
And the stakes are high should a Republican take one of the races in Loudoun County, which Trump lost in November — en route to losing the state — but gained 8.9 points over his performance in the Washington suburb in 2020. Democrats hold a 20-19 majority in the Virginia Senate and a 50-49 edge in the House of Delegates.
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