Virginia Democrats retain their control of the Statehouse in special elections

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats preserved their Statehouse majority on Tuesday after voters in the northern and central part of the state backed two Democrats to fill a vacancy in the state Senate and an open seat in the House of Delegates.
In northern Loudoun County, Democratic Del. Kannan Srinivasan defeated Republican Tumay Harding in the race to succeed Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat elected to the U.S. House in November.
In an overlapping House of Delegates district, Democrat J