Today is Election Day in two special elections for the House: The Fifth District of Ohio, and the First District of Virginia, both of which were vacated through the deaths of Republican incumbents.

The race in Ohio might just be the one to watch. Although the district went for President Bush by a 22% margin in 2004, the race has been thrown into the air by a divisive Republican primary and the lackluster general election campaign by GOP nominee Bob Latta. The Politico reports that internal polling for the Latta campaign has actually shown him trailing Dem nominee Robin Weirauch by four points.

A Weirauch win, or even a close loss, would leave the Republicans in very poor spirits heading into 2008.