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1978 Virginia U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1978 Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

John William Warner won the 1978 Virginia U.S. Senate Election. John William Warner received 613,232 popular votes (50.17%). The main challenger was Andrew P. Miller (49.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Warner and Miller

Warner +0.4 pts · won by 4,721 votes
John William WarnerRepublicanWINNER50.17%
613,232 votes
Andrew P. MillerDemocratic49.79%
608,511 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.