Many republicans did not vote. Voting at my (conservative) district was almost empty. Others have told me similar. Republican voters are being turned off by the Republican establishment, who only colludes with the Democrats.
I live in Stafford County which is on the southern border of Prince William County. We are not considered NOVA.
Anyway, my good friend and neighbor won a seat on the House of Delegates six years ago with about 65% of the vote. He is a very conservative man and the entrenched GOPe in Richmond did not like him. They actually redistricted his area to include parts of Prince William County and the next election he lost his seat. He did gain it back two years ago but declined to run again and now the foreigners in PW County voted in a leftist.
The Virginia GOPe cut off their nose to spite their faces because Stafford County still votes about 52% conservative but adding part of PW County turned the district blue.