With two special elections looming in Loudoun County, Virginia, Democrats are investing heavily to maintain their slim majorities in both the state House and Senate. The races are considered crucial for the party's legislative agenda and future electoral success.
, for two seats that will likely stay with Democrats but could flip control of the commonwealth’s upper chamber if an upset occurs, and Democrats are not taking any chances.
In 2023, Democrats won both seats that are up for election by roughly 21 percentage points, but with the timing of the special elections and trends of the area shifting more to the Right, Democrats are playing it safe with the races. “The stakes couldn’t be higher as we approach the first special elections of 2025,” Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee President Heather Williams said in a statement about the investment. “We must preserve our majorities to lead the upcoming legislative agenda and position Democrats for success heading into November’s elections.
Vice President Kamala Harris won Loudoun County over President-elect Donald Trump in last year’s presidential election, 56.3%-40.1%, but the margin was a shift toward Trump of nearly 9 percentage points from 2020. The county had shifted Democratic in recent decades, but with Trump’s 2024 performance and Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s key overperformance in the county in his 2021 gubernatorial election, the tide could be turning on it remaining a blue stronghold in the coming years.
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