The party held onto two key seats in Loudoun County that will allow them to maintain control of the state’s legislature.

Special elections for a pair of seats in the state legislature could affect the Democratic majority in the state House and state Senate.

Two months after Democrats were locked out of power at the federal level, a pair of special elections in a part of northern Virginia where Donald Trump dramatically improved his performance in November will offer the first signs of how voters view the political landscape as the president-elect prepares to return to office.

Democrat JJ Singh defeated Republican Ram Venkatachalam in the House’s 26th District election. With over 95% of the vote counted, Singh led Venkatachalam 61.6% to 38.4%, according to the New York Times. Singh’s victory ensured the party would control the state House, giving the Democrats a slim lead over the GOP, 51-49.

Virginia is holding the first special election of the year in what is being billed as a test for Democratic enthusiasm ahead of the state’s gubernatorial race later this year. Democrats are widely expected to hold a state House and state Senate seat in Loudoun County outside of Washington,

Voters are going to the polls on Tuesday in three special elections for the legislature that will serve as barometers of political energy for both parties.

Democrats held on to the Loudoun House and Senate seats, while Republicans retained a Senate post in central Virginia, according to the Associated Press.

Democrats in Virginia warned that a trio of constitutional amendments protecting civil rights were in jeopardy should they lose the seats and give Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin a