Virginia Democrats retained majorities in the state Senate and House Tuesday night, in the first election since Trump's November win.

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,

Virginia Democrats preserved their Statehouse majority on Tuesday in the first test of voters’ energy since President-elect Donald Trump’s win in November, which left many party members across the country reckoning with their losses in federal elections.

Lost in the shuffle of the political discourse surrounding the first days of the 119th Congress, vote for House speaker, and President-elect Donald Trump touting the idea of purchasing Greenland, a special election was held in Virginia on Tuesday for three seats in the state legislature.

Democrat JJ Singh has defeated Republican Ram Venkatachalam in the special election for the Virginia state House’s 26th District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The seat was formerly held by Del. Kannan Srinivasan (D),