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,

Voters in part of Fairfax County will soon head to the polls to fill an open seat vacated by Mark Sickles in Virginia’s House of Delegates for District 17.

Democrats have retained two seats in Virginia’s General Assembly after winning a pair of special elections by significant margins on Tuesday night.  Democrat Mike Jones defeated Republican John Thomas to win the election in the Virginia Senate District 15,

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

According to “A Guide to Virginia Protocol and Traditions,” males in the official party wear morning coats, a formal daytime suit with long tails, and women wear dark suits for the inauguration. Many,