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The first two big elections of the Trump presidency are nearly here. This morning, I offer a brief guide:

On Tuesday, voters in Wichita, Kan., and the surrounding counties will vote in a special House election. The following Tuesday, voters in a House district in suburban Atlanta will go to the polls.

Both districts lean Republican. The reason that they’re having special elections is that President Trump chose their congressmen, Mike Pompeo of Kansas and Tom Price of Georgia, to serve in his administration. Yet Trump is sufficiently unpopular and Democrats are sufficiently energized that, while a Democratic victory in either race would be a major upset, it’s not out of the question.

The Georgia race has received more national attention so far, including a wave of donations and celebrity get-out-the-vote drives.