Polls open Tuesday in Loudoun County, Virginia for two important special elections for Senate District 32 and House District 26.

Democrats are defending a state House and state Senate seat, while Republicans are confident about holding the 10th state Senate district.

Voters in Virginia will begin the new year filling state Senate and House vacancies on Tuesday in a trio of special elections that could determine control of the narrowly divided

Virginia will hold three special elections across the state today, the first elections since President-elect Donald Trump's victory in November. The races may hold key signs for state elections later in November.

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,