Jeff Frederick pulled a stunning upset Tuesday over 18-year incumbent John A. "Jack" Rollison III to become the Republican nominee for the Virginia House of Delegates 52nd District.

Frederick took 58 percent, or 1,541 votes, of 2,655 total votes cast. Rollison took 42 percent, or 1,114 votes.

Frederick, 27, campaigned against Rollison's authorship of the transportation sales tax referendum that voters rejected last year.

According to fellow Republicans who know the district, the killing blow though was Rollison, 52, could not benefit from Democrat-leaning voters who had to vote for Supervisor Hilda M. Barg, D-Woodbridge, in the Democratic primary.

"In places where Jack would do well, it was either close or he lost," said his campaign manager Chris Peace.

Rollison's camp gave Frederick credit for running a strong campaign.

"We worked hard and took our message back to the people, and they made their decision," Frederick said. "The message of standing up and saying we pay too much in taxes already, and government has to live within its means ... the Commonwealth has to spend the money to the priorities of the people and not the priorities of the special interests."

Frederick was out with his wife Amy, both his parents, and more than 25 people at the polls Tuesday.

"I'm exhausted and everyone else is," he said at his campaign party at Joe's Pizza on U.S. 1.

The 52nd House race was not cordial, as were the region's other inner-party challenges to moderate incumbents Stafford Sen. John H. Chichester and Winchester Sen. H. Russell Potts. But Potts and Chichester won.

In Rollison's race, he accused Frederick's campaign of taking his Internet address www.jackrollison.com, which he was told he could have back. Then Frederick said Rollison broke copyright laws by using family photos of Frederick in mailers.

Two years ago Rollison crushed primary opponent Bob Berry with 66 percent of the vote, but Berry, also running as an anti-taxer, had very little money.

In 2001, only 1,565 votes were cast in the 52nd House primary.

In his ninth term, Rollison is the top fund-raiser of all members of the House as of May 28, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. He has raised $138,357

Frederick raised $62,051, the fourth highest of any non-incumbent this year. Rollison's camp said that total will be greater once the next report is out.

The race had 14 mailers between them at minimum, Rollison said.

"It just goes to show, like in the referendum, money doesn't always equal victory," Frederick said.

Rollison was beside himself at Glory Days in Woodbridge with his campaign volunteers.

The restaurant is down the street from his automotive repair business, and he greeted friends and acknowledged he "got my butt kicked today."

Rollison spoke with Frederick over the phone and congratulated him.

Rollison said his message is still true: "The fact is within 10 years the state will run out of tax revenue to build new highways ... but nobody will listen to me."

Interest payments on debt for current projects and rising maintenance costs will eclipse current resources, he said.

Some county Republicans who won Tuesday would not comment on the loss of a veteran legislator who supported an unpopular solution to the region's infrastructure problems.

Frederick will face Democrat Charlie Taylor in the November General Election.