Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Matthew Bloch, Lily Boyce, Irineo Cabreros, Nico Chilla, Nate Cohn, Annie Daniel,

Virginia on Friday became the latest state to escalate the nationwide redistricting battle ahead of November’s midterm elections that will determine which party controls the US House during the final two years of President Donald Trump’s time in office.

Democrats have won two special elections to fill a pair of open seats in Virginia’s General Assembly, according to Decision Desk HQ. The Tuesday contests are part of a series of special elections

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Voters who headed to the polls on Tuesday for a special election in parts of Northern Virginia have filled two open seats in the state’s General Assembly.

Just hours before the Virginia General Assembly was set to convene, Democrats on Tuesday held onto two House of Delegates seats in special elections, extending a winning streak that has followed a wave of legislative departures to fill key roles in Gov.

Lawmakers convene in both states Wednesday with pressure to rush through new congressional maps to help Democrats retake the House of Representatives.