A year after tipping Democratic for president for the first time since 1964, Virginia fell to Republicans in a dramatic statewide sweep that is a historic reminder of its enduring competitiveness—but may not be a model for a national GOP comeback.

Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia.

Election Day 2009 slideshow

Council to mull $1.5M contribution to State Theatre rehab in 2010

A year after tipping Democratic for president for the first time since 1964, Virginia fell to Republicans in a dramatic statewide sweep that is a historic reminder of its enduring competitiveness but may not be a model for a national GOP comeback.

Republicans were well on their way Tuesday night to retaining — and perhaps increasing — their control of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Longest-serving supervisor wins by 73 votes in three-way race

» VA. HOUSE DISTRICT 30: Incumbent receives 74 percent of the vote in Culpeper County

Elizabeth Hutchins will serve four more years representing the Cedar Mountain District on the Culpeper County School Board, and Bob Houck will complete the remaining two years of a vacated term in West Fairfax.

Bob McDonnell handily won in all 14 precincts in Culpeper, restoring the county as a Republican stronghold.

Election Day 2009

Incumbent Bill Chase has won re-election to the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors.

For the past 10 years, Bob Houck has worked the polls, informing voters about the polling process. This year, the Culpeper resident is campaigning for a seat on the Culpeper County School Board.

Dems and Republicans focused on governor’s race

Family supports candiate Payne

Local government channel interviews candidates after polls close

A handful of elections in a small number of states will give hints about the American public’s state of mind — providing lessons for both Republicans and Democrats a year ahead of pivotal 2010 midterm contests.

Culpeper County Circuit Court Judge John G. Berry accepted a plea agreement Monday in the case of a Culpeper man charged in a shooting and hit-and-run at Buffalo Wild Wings in March.

After allegations of sexual misconduct in Ohio, Dr. John Francis now accused locally

When a man collecting money for charity outside Walmart started dumping coins into the store’s cash machine, shoppers got suspicious.

At stake today: Local and state political history

Inmates were housed at Culpeper Juvenile Correctional Center

Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell both are making election-eve appearances in the Richmond area.

The woman weighed as much as 1,000 pounds, and that required a special blend of creativity and muscle from the city ambulance crew tasked with transporting her to the hospital.

The parents of a Virginia Tech student missing for more than two weeks have set up a fund for contributions to help in their search for her.

This photo of Republican candidate Dewayne Payne should have appeared with Monday’s front-page story on the Stevensburg District Board of Supervisors race. Because of an editor’s error, Monday’s photo was of Matt Carson, independent candidate for Virginia House of Delegates District 30.

Looking weary and driven by the urgency of Tuesday’s nationally watched governor’s race, Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell plunged into a dizzying 48-hour itinerary of statewide campaign rallies Sunday.

The Week in Pictures, Oct. 26-Nov. 2

New policies include new rates for security for private events

Recommendation comes from the county’s Public Safety Committee