Corey A. Stewart has been running for one statewide office or another for five years. After coming within a whisker of snatching the GOP gubernatorial nomination from Ed Gillespie a year ago, Stewart finally found a way into the winner’s circle.

He will win nothing more. And the Republican Party? Its remaining adherents seem intent on never winning again.

The only real questions remaining for November are whether Sen. Tim Kaine (D) exceeds the 31-percentage point victory margin Sen. Mark Warner (D) secured in his 2008 Senate race against former governor Jim Gilmore (R). And whether Stewart takes one, two or three GOP House incumbents down with him.

There’s anecdotal evidence Stewart’s win has already begun hollowing out the GOP. UVA’s Larry Sabato tweeted:

Longtime major GOP donors and campaign workers in VA have told me last night and today that with Corey Stewart’s nomination, they are “done” with the party. Last straw, they say. Hard to know how widespread this is, but it’s not good news for Republicans.