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Gov. Terry McAuliffe has set Jan. 10 — the day before the General Assembly session starts — as the special election date for the seats of three lawmakers who were elected to Congress on Nov. 8.

The elections will fill the voids left by Congressmen-elect A. Donald McEachin, D-4th; Thomas A. Garrett Jr., R-5th; and Scott W. Taylor, R-2nd.

Del. Jennifer L. McClellan, a Democrat, is running for the state Senate seat being vacated by McEachin, a Henrico Democrat. Republican Matt Walton, who finished third in a 2015 special election for the House seat of former Del. Joseph D. Morrissey, has said he’s considering a run. Michael Dickinson, a perennial candidate for local office, has announced an independent bid.

Goochland County Supervisor Ken Peterson, who manages a private investment operation, and Lynchburg lawyer Mark Peake are seeking the GOP nomination to run for Garrett’s state Senate seat in a district that extends from Goochland and Louisa counties west to Lynchburg. The GOP nomination will be decided Saturday in a convention at Hampden-Sydney College.

The special election for Taylor’s Virginia Beach seat in the House of Delegates features Republican “Rocky” Holcomb, a captain in the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office, and Democrat Cheryl Turpin, a high school teacher.