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Fitch is hoping to jump into the big leagues with his brand of no-nonsense budgeting, which helped cut spending and lower taxes in the small Fauquier County town.

A third Republican is not on the June ballot. In fact, he is not really running as a Republican at all.

State Sen. Russ Potts of Winchester decided earlier this year to buck the establishment and run as an “Independent Republican,” as he puts it.

Potts needs to gather 10,000 signatures by June 14 to get himself on the November statewide ballot to challenge the two major party candidates.

Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine is the

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