Some good news for Democrats outside of Texas tonight. Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn has a 42-vote lead over Republican Kerry Bolognese in a special election for the House of Delegates in Virginia. Turnout was light, with just over 10,000 votes cast.

If the result holds, it would represent a hold for Democrats in the Northern Virginia seat. The previous incumbent had won a special election of his own for the state Senate, replacing the Republican who became state Attorney General. Republicans had thought they could take this seat; Democrats have now won two races in jurisdictions that Bob McDonnell (R) carried handily in his gubernatorial romp last November.

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