Virginia Democrats hold majority in state Senate, dashing Youngkin's hopes for GOP trifecta

Virginia Democrats succeeded in holding their majority in the state Senate on Tuesday, but control of the House of Delegates was still not settled late Tuesday, with vote counting still taking place in key races.

The Democrats' victory in the upper chamber ended the prospect of a Republican trifecta that would have allowed Gov. Glenn Youngkin to swiftly move on his conservative policy agenda that Senate Democrats have been able to thwart in his first two years in office. The chamber has been under Democratic control since 2020.