A jubilant R. Creigh Deeds greets his supporters at a campaign party at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville. The state senator from rural and conservative Bath County pulled off a come-from-behind victory over Brian Moran and Terry McAuliffe in the Democratic primary.
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R. Creigh Deeds, a longtime state legislator from rural Bath County, won a stunning come-from-behind victory in the Democratic primary for Virginia governor last night, overwhelming a pair of better-funded and better-positioned opponents.
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