United States Senate election in Virginia, 1978
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U.S. Senate election results map. Red denotes counties/districts won by Warner. Blue denotes those won by Miller. | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 7, 1978. The race being very close with former Secretary of the Navy Republican John Warner narrowly defeating Attorney General of Virginia Andrew P. Miller.
Candidates
Democratic
Republican
- John W. Warner, former Secretary of the Navy
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | John Warner | 613,232 | 50.17% | -1.28% | |
Democratic | Andrew P. Miller | 608,511 | 49.79% | +3.67% | |
Write-ins | 513 | 0.04% | +0.04% | ||
Majority | 4,721 | 0.39% | +0.39% | ||
Turnout | 1,222,256 | ||||
Republican hold | |||||
See also
References
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