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In the lieutenant governor’s contest Republican John H. Chichester collected $792,000 while Democrat L. Douglas Wilder reported contributions of $594,000. Republican attorney, general candidate W. R. “Buster” O’Brien had collected $878,000 while Democrat Mary Sue Terry . outpaced him with contributions of $1.27 million.
Yet, with all of those resources, the candidates were unable to hype their campaigns in such a way that the Virginia
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