Democrats Capture Va. Senate, Seats in House

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DEMOCRATS IN VIRGINIA are smiling this morning after capturing the state Senate on Tuesday in statewide legislative elections.

Although Republicans maintained control of the House of Delegates, Democrats gained seats and narrowed the gap. There's a lot of election news this morning. Below are links to complete coverage of yesterday's elections in Virginia and Maryland from The Post.

» FULL COVERAGE: "Local Elections 2007" [WaPo]
» "Democrats Seize Control of Virginia Senate" [WaPo]
» "In the Ballot Booths, No Fixation on Immigration" [WaPo]
» "GOP Speaker of the Va. House Reacts to Returns" [Va. Politics/WaPo]
» "Slam-Dunk Victory for Connolly" [WaPo]
» "At Md. Polls, a Mostly Smooth Day" [WaPo]

Photo of a happy Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine joined by fellow Democrats in Tysons Corner, including Sen. Jim Webb and former Gov. Mark Warner, by Melina Mara/The Washington Post