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Democrats and Republicans split the county races for so-called constitutional offices of sheriff and Commonwealth’s Attorney. Democratic sheriff’s candidate Larry Claytor had the most success in his home turf of White Hall as well as those precincts more heavily Democratic, while Chip Harding rocked the rest of the county, and won with 55 percent of the vote. Denise Lunsford, Democrat, was able to parlay dissatisfaction with incumbent prosecutor Jim Camblos into a victory with 53 percent of the vote. Republican State Delegate Rob Bell points out a trend in the region that Commonwealth’s attorneys have an awfully hard time getting re-elected when the opposition can find a lawyer to challenge them. Incumbents have lost recently in Louisa, Orange and Madison counties. He notes that prosecutor’s offices handle hundreds of cases a month. "Every single case you make somebody upset, and often two people upset if the judge’s ruling doesn’t make anybody happy," says Bell. "A steady accumulation of grievances is not a secure way to be an elected official."
