Fairfax had by far the largest turnout in the state.
With the large turnout, he added, "we can try to get the attention of the people committing the crimes."
The reformers said the large turnout - a record 80 percent - worked in their favor.
It was the largest turnout ever for a legislative hearing.
In 2008, due to the large turnout, the counting took over 15 hours.
About 10,000 people marched that day, a large turnout for the time.
It was an excellent day with the largest turnout for several years.
Because of the large turnout for the program, the board expects it to cost about $1 million more than was expected.
A large turnout is expected from the electorate of about 16 million.
A large turnout was expected to affect two House races.