Virginia Holds the First Elections of the New Trump Era NYT | Top Stories Reid J. Epstein 7 January 2025 at 18:01 Voters are going to the polls on Tuesday in three special elections for the legislature that will serve as barometers of political energy for both parties. © Alyssa Schukar for The New York TimesJJ Singh, a former Capitol Hill aide, is running for a seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates. If victorious, Mr. Singh would most likely become the first turban-wearing Sikh elected to a state legislature in the United States.