Republicans’ incredibly thin House majority will be even smaller for the first few months of the year, as President-elect Donald Trump plucks GOP Reps. Elisa Stefanik (NY-21) and Mike Waltz (FL-06) for jobs in his administration.

Virginia Democrats will hold on to their narrow majorities in the state Legislature after winning special elections Tuesday in two seats in a county that shifted toward President-elect Donald Trump last year,

Special elections for a pair of seats in the state legislature could affect the Democratic majority in the state House and state Senate.

Two months after Democrats were locked out of power at the federal level, a pair of special elections in a part of northern Virginia where Donald Trump dramatically improved his performance in November will offer the first signs of how voters view the political landscape as the president-elect prepares to return to office.

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

Democrats held on to the Loudoun House and Senate seats, while Republicans retained a Senate post in central Virginia, according to the Associated Press.

The party held onto two key seats in Loudoun County that will allow them to maintain control of the state’s legislature.

Democrats won a pair of special legislative elections in Virginia Tuesday, allowing the party to maintain their narrow majorities in both chambers.