Dominant Democrats in Virginia's Senate were looking to put away their Republican rivals in redrawingSenate district lines. But some Republicans aren't going away quietly.
In at least one instance, a targeted Republican senator has moved out of a district where he'd have to challenge a fellow Republican senator.
Sen. Bill Stanley of Franklin County says he's renting a house 10 minutes from the home he owns so he can meet residency requirements to take on Sen. Roscoe Reynolds, D-Henry.
If Republicans can pick up two Democratic seats, they'll control the House of Delegates, the Senate and the governor's office for the first time in 10 years and give Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell the chance he's looking for to more easily enact his conservative agenda.
All 40 Senate seats are up for election this fall.
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