Article: Tax-cut campaigners vow to topple Virginians; * The fates of six GOP incumbents who voted to raise levies hang in the balance.(PAGE ONE)

Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Anti-tax groups promised that Virginia lawmakers who voted for the largest tax increase in state history would pay for it at the polls.

As it turns out, only six of the 19 targeted Republican delegates face challengers in Tuesday's primary election.

Still, the results of those six contested races will signal whether Virginia is headed for a tax revolt or voters really didn't mind the $1.38 billion tax increase passed in May 2004, observers say.

Election officials predict a statewide voter turnout of 4 percent to 6 percent of registered voters.

The Republican delegates involved ...

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