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Article: Dyson's Win Unexpectedly Easy; Well-Funded Rival Falters; St. Mary's Board Tilts Democratic
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- The Washington Post
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- November 12, 2006
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State Sen. Roy P. Dyson said before Tuesday's general election
that Thomas F. McKay might be the most formidable challenger he had
faced in more than 30 years of holding elected office.
The results indicated otherwise.
Dyson (D) cruised to a fourth term as the senator representing
St. Mary's County, southern Calvert County and a sliver of Charles
County over McKay (R), the outgoing St. Mary's County commissioners
president. Unofficial results gave Dyson 64.3 percent of the vote
and McKay 35.6 percent.
"I always get a little apprehensive toward the end, thinking 'did
I do this right' or 'should I have done this?' " Dyson said after
the votes were counted. "But we obviously did everything ...