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particular strength in southern and central Fauquier. Mr. Darby, a retired businessman who lives in Woodville, won Rappahannock by a 1,128-1,053 margin, and swept Warren County, with about 500 more votes than Mr. Wood.

“I made up a lot of ground, clearly I didn’t make up enough,” said Mr. Darby late Tuesday night. “My thanks to my supporters— there were a lot of people involved.”

Albert Pollard, Mr. Wood’s campaign manager, said that Mr. Wood’s support came from a “combination of friends and neighbors and issues votes.”

Mr. Wood said that being a Democrat in a traditionally Republican area was not a problem in his race. “We talked about the issues. People respect you for knowing your position,” he said.

Many of Mr. Wood’s stances were close to Mr. Darby’s conservative philosophy, and Mr. Wood says he felt all along he could carry the

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