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1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Virginia (Class 2)


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County Turnout John Warner
(R)
Andrew Miller
(D)
Other Margin TOTAL
Accomack34%3,80052.4%3,45447.6%00.0%346 7,254
Albemarle33%5,90348.8%6,19051.1%100.1%-287 12,103
Alexandria city28%9,10541.4%12,86358.5%80.0%-3,758 21,976
Alleghany36%1,18336.4%2,06363.5%20.1%-880 3,248
Amelia46%1,27651.2%1,21648.8%00.0%60 2,492
Amherst31%3,20753.5%2,78646.5%30.1%421 5,996
Appomattox40%1,35544.4%1,69555.6%00.0%-340 3,050
Arlington35%18,93844.3%23,77255.6%160.0%-4,834 42,726
Augusta32%6,61958.2%4,74241.7%30.0%1,877 11,364
Bath34%61245.7%72554.1%30.2%-113 1,340
Bedford33%3,79250.9%3,65049.0%60.1%142 7,448
Bedford city43%85945.7%1,02054.3%00.0%-161 1,879
Bland40%85450.7%83149.3%00.0%23 1,685
Botetourt38%2,87150.4%2,82649.6%40.1%45 5,701
Bristol city34%2,03046.1%2,37253.9%20.0%-342 4,404
Brunswick39%1,77043.8%2,26756.2%00.0%-497 4,037
Buchanan38%3,72043.7%4,79256.3%00.0%-1,072 8,512
Buckingham40%1,15038.0%1,87362.0%00.0%-723 3,023
Buena Vista city33%70947.8%77352.1%10.1%-64 1,483
Campbell32%5,90862.9%3,48237.0%100.1%2,426 9,400
Caroline31%1,31237.9%2,14862.1%00.0%-836 3,460
Carroll36%3,78358.6%2,67341.4%00.0%1,110 6,456
Charles City32%38628.6%96471.4%00.0%-578 1,350
Charlotte44%1,54144.7%1,90755.3%20.1%-366 3,450
Charlottesville city33%4,02140.4%5,91559.5%100.1%-1,894 9,946
Chesapeake city35%10,69844.3%13,44555.7%40.0%-2,747 24,147
Chesterfield41%22,93469.2%10,20630.8%210.1%12,728 33,161
Clarke35%1,18952.3%1,08547.7%10.0%104 2,275
Clifton Forge city39%46532.5%96667.5%00.0%-501 1,431
Colonial Heights city48%3,55866.8%1,76633.2%30.1%1,792 5,327
Covington city37%82234.5%1,55965.5%00.0%-737 2,381
Craig46%52543.1%69356.8%10.1%-168 1,219
Culpeper35%2,38748.2%2,56051.7%20.0%-173 4,949
Cumberland44%95645.2%1,15854.8%00.0%-202 2,114
Danville city38%7,76463.0%4,56437.0%10.0%3,200 12,329
Dickenson47%2,74048.5%2,90951.5%10.0%-169 5,650
Dinwiddie31%2,15545.0%2,63454.9%50.1%-479 4,794
Emporia city45%81552.4%73947.6%00.0%76 1,554
Essex42%1,23651.4%1,17148.6%00.0%65 2,407
Fairfax36%66,53949.5%67,95650.5%370.0%-1,417 134,532
Fairfax city36%2,48250.4%2,44649.6%00.0%36 4,928
Falls Church city44%1,54747.0%1,74553.0%10.0%-198 3,293
Fauquier30%3,54952.8%3,16847.1%30.0%381 6,720
Floyd34%1,45956.2%1,13643.8%00.0%323 2,595
Fluvanna34%99246.2%1,15553.8%10.0%-163 2,148
Franklin34%3,12740.5%4,59259.5%10.0%-1,465 7,720
Franklin city35%69141.9%96058.1%00.0%-269 1,651
Frederick31%3,54054.1%3,00845.9%00.0%532 6,548
Fredericksburg city33%1,64744.8%2,02955.2%00.0%-382 3,676
Galax city39%90449.9%90750.1%00.0%-3 1,811
Giles40%2,16945.9%2,55754.1%00.0%-388 4,726
Gloucester41%2,51047.7%2,75552.3%20.0%-245 5,267
Goochland46%1,61645.2%1,95754.8%00.0%-341 3,573
Grayson38%2,11649.7%2,14150.3%00.0%-25 4,257
Greene33%84555.1%68744.8%20.1%158 1,534
Greensville40%94535.6%1,71364.4%00.0%-768 2,658
Halifax34%3,08645.5%3,69954.5%10.0%-613 6,786
Hampton city32%11,69745.1%14,23854.9%50.0%-2,541 25,940
Hanover45%9,48566.0%4,87633.9%30.0%4,609 14,364
Harrisonburg city28%2,19555.9%1,72944.0%40.1%466 3,928
Henrico44%35,74866.4%18,05633.5%280.1%17,692 53,832
Henry28%4,24641.2%6,05658.8%20.0%-1,810 10,304
Highland47%50853.2%44546.6%20.2%63 955
Hopewell city39%3,43956.4%2,66343.6%00.0%776 6,102
Isle of Wight39%2,01737.2%3,40762.8%00.0%-1,390 5,424
James City33%2,36348.4%2,51951.6%40.1%-156 4,886
King and Queen36%58640.6%85859.4%00.0%-272 1,444
King George36%1,07348.2%1,15151.7%10.0%-78 2,225
King William47%1,49054.4%1,24845.6%10.0%242 2,739
Lancaster48%1,89154.4%1,58545.6%00.0%306 3,476
Lee37%3,00250.4%2,95349.6%00.0%49 5,955
Lexington city30%83148.3%89051.7%00.0%-59 1,721
Loudoun36%6,38353.3%5,59246.7%100.1%791 11,985
Louisa34%1,72744.6%2,14255.3%30.1%-415 3,872
Lunenburg40%1,61550.0%1,61650.0%00.0%-1 3,231
Lynchburg city39%10,91962.3%6,59637.6%240.1%4,323 17,539
Madison39%1,27149.1%1,31850.9%10.0%-47 2,590
Manassas city28%1,32553.8%1,14046.2%00.0%185 2,465
Manassas Park city23%39345.8%46654.2%00.0%-73 859
Martinsville city38%2,35347.9%2,56052.1%00.0%-207 4,913
Mathews45%1,25648.8%1,31751.2%10.0%-61 2,574
Mecklenburg32%3,29251.5%3,10048.5%20.0%192 6,394
Middlesex51%1,49554.9%1,22745.1%00.0%268 2,722
Montgomery26%5,85450.9%5,63249.0%140.1%222 11,500
Nelson35%1,08138.0%1,76161.9%10.0%-680 2,843
New Kent38%1,10054.4%92045.5%10.0%180 2,021
Newport News city35%15,40246.0%18,05254.0%40.0%-2,650 33,458
Norfolk city26%21,52742.6%28,98457.4%70.0%-7,457 50,518
Northampton36%1,64246.1%1,92353.9%00.0%-281 3,565
Northumberland45%1,70253.8%1,46446.2%00.0%238 3,166
Norton city30%37740.6%55259.4%00.0%-175 929
Nottoway41%2,15052.7%1,92947.3%10.0%221 4,080
Orange34%2,03451.6%1,91148.4%00.0%123 3,945
Page36%2,29250.0%2,29450.0%00.0%-2 4,586
Patrick28%1,53047.5%1,69152.5%00.0%-161 3,221
Petersburg city35%3,99842.3%5,43857.6%50.1%-1,440 9,441
Pittsylvania29%6,86854.5%5,73245.5%10.0%1,136 12,601
Poquoson city42%1,25558.8%88041.2%00.0%375 2,135
Portsmouth city37%9,95838.4%15,96561.6%60.0%-6,007 25,929
Powhatan35%1,62459.7%1,09440.3%00.0%530 2,718
Prince Edward36%2,03749.7%2,06250.3%00.0%-25 4,099
Prince George21%1,89452.2%1,73247.8%00.0%162 3,626
Prince William24%9,72750.2%9,65849.8%40.0%69 19,389
Pulaski34%3,80449.8%3,82550.1%50.1%-21 7,634
Radford city33%1,48246.2%1,72653.8%00.0%-244 3,208
Rappahannock39%67942.8%90457.0%20.1%-225 1,585
Richmond42%1,00451.8%93548.2%00.0%69 1,939
Richmond city36%27,74346.8%31,50353.1%890.1%-3,760 59,335
Roanoke40%10,78456.0%8,45543.9%290.2%2,329 19,268
Roanoke city35%11,19446.2%12,97853.6%400.2%-1,784 24,212
Rockbridge35%2,02948.2%2,17451.7%50.1%-145 4,208
Rockingham33%6,77853.2%5,96346.8%70.1%815 12,748
Russell36%3,15744.0%4,02256.0%00.0%-865 7,179
Salem city37%3,41854.0%2,89645.8%130.2%522 6,327
Scott38%3,38253.2%2,97246.8%00.0%410 6,354
Shenandoah43%4,64959.5%3,15840.4%10.0%1,491 7,808
Smyth37%4,23750.5%4,15349.5%00.0%84 8,390
South Boston cityn/a1,16055.3%93844.7%00.0%222 2,098
Southampton36%1,79439.6%2,73860.4%00.0%-944 4,532
Spotsylvania30%2,48444.6%3,08655.4%00.0%-602 5,570
Stafford31%3,66450.1%3,64449.9%10.0%20 7,309
Staunton city39%3,63258.7%2,55241.3%00.0%1,080 6,184
Suffolk city40%5,11841.1%7,31958.8%40.0%-2,201 12,441
Surry53%72335.0%1,34065.0%00.0%-617 2,063
Sussex47%1,27538.0%2,08362.0%00.0%-808 3,358
Tazewell28%4,14846.7%4,72853.3%00.0%-580 8,876
Virginia Beach city31%27,83656.9%21,06343.1%90.0%6,773 48,908
Warren34%2,12846.6%2,44053.4%10.0%-312 4,569
Washington34%4,82747.5%5,34452.5%00.0%-517 10,171
Waynesboro city42%2,57859.2%1,77840.8%00.0%800 4,356
Westmoreland39%1,55943.6%2,02056.4%00.0%-461 3,579
Williamsburg city26%94044.6%1,16855.4%00.0%-228 2,108
Winchester city35%2,61654.5%2,18545.5%20.0%431 4,803
Wise30%3,48242.1%4,78957.9%00.0%-1,307 8,271
Wythe38%3,29352.2%3,02147.8%00.0%272 6,314
York38%4,27150.9%4,12449.1%30.0%147 8,398
TOTAL 37% 613,23250.2% 608,51149.8% 5130.0% 4,721 1,222,256
Total R vote: 613,232 (50.2%)      Total D vote: 608,511 (49.8%)      Total Other vote: 513 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $2,897,237 $832,773
Total Receipts: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/VA/1978



1978 Senate class 2, Accomack County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,800 52.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,454 47.6%
TOTAL 7,254
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Albemarle County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 5,903 48.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 6,190 51.1%
TOTAL 12,103
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Alexandria city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 9,105 41.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 12,863 58.5%
TOTAL 21,976
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Alleghany County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,183 36.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,063 63.5%
TOTAL 3,248
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Amelia County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,276 51.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,216 48.8%
TOTAL 2,492
Turnout: 46%


1978 Senate class 2, Amherst County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,207 53.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,786 46.5%
TOTAL 5,996
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Appomattox County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,355 44.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,695 55.6%
TOTAL 3,050
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Arlington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 18,938 44.3%
Andrew Miller (D) 23,772 55.6%
TOTAL 42,726
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Augusta County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 6,619 58.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 4,742 41.7%
TOTAL 11,364
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Bath County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 612 45.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 725 54.1%
TOTAL 1,340
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Bedford County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,792 50.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,650 49.0%
TOTAL 7,448
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Bedford city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 859 45.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,020 54.3%
TOTAL 1,879
Turnout: 43%


1978 Senate class 2, Bland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 854 50.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 831 49.3%
TOTAL 1,685
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Botetourt County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,871 50.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,826 49.6%
TOTAL 5,701
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Bristol city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,030 46.1%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,372 53.9%
TOTAL 4,404
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Brunswick County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,770 43.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,267 56.2%
TOTAL 4,037
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Buchanan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,720 43.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 4,792 56.3%
TOTAL 8,512
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Buckingham County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,150 38.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,873 62.0%
TOTAL 3,023
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Buena Vista city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 709 47.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 773 52.1%
TOTAL 1,483
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Campbell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 5,908 62.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,482 37.0%
TOTAL 9,400
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Caroline County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,312 37.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,148 62.1%
TOTAL 3,460
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Carroll County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,783 58.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,673 41.4%
TOTAL 6,456
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Charles City County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 386 28.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 964 71.4%
TOTAL 1,350
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Charlotte County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,541 44.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,907 55.3%
TOTAL 3,450
Turnout: 44%


1978 Senate class 2, Charlottesville city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 4,021 40.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 5,915 59.5%
TOTAL 9,946
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Chesapeake city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 10,698 44.3%
Andrew Miller (D) 13,445 55.7%
TOTAL 24,147
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Chesterfield County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 22,934 69.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 10,206 30.8%
TOTAL 33,161
Turnout: 41%


1978 Senate class 2, Clarke County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,189 52.3%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,085 47.7%
TOTAL 2,275
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Clifton Forge city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 465 32.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 966 67.5%
TOTAL 1,431
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Colonial Heights city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,558 66.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,766 33.2%
TOTAL 5,327
Turnout: 48%


1978 Senate class 2, Covington city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 822 34.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,559 65.5%
TOTAL 2,381
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Craig County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 525 43.1%
Andrew Miller (D) 693 56.8%
TOTAL 1,219
Turnout: 46%


1978 Senate class 2, Culpeper County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,387 48.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,560 51.7%
TOTAL 4,949
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Cumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 956 45.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,158 54.8%
TOTAL 2,114
Turnout: 44%


1978 Senate class 2, Danville city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 7,764 63.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 4,564 37.0%
TOTAL 12,329
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Dickenson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,740 48.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,909 51.5%
TOTAL 5,650
Turnout: 47%


1978 Senate class 2, Dinwiddie County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,155 45.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,634 54.9%
TOTAL 4,794
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Emporia city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 815 52.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 739 47.6%
TOTAL 1,554
Turnout: 45%


1978 Senate class 2, Essex County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,236 51.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,171 48.6%
TOTAL 2,407
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Fairfax County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 66,539 49.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 67,956 50.5%
TOTAL 134,532
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Fairfax city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,482 50.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,446 49.6%
TOTAL 4,928
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Falls Church city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,547 47.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,745 53.0%
TOTAL 3,293
Turnout: 44%


1978 Senate class 2, Fauquier County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,549 52.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,168 47.1%
TOTAL 6,720
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Floyd County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,459 56.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,136 43.8%
TOTAL 2,595
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Fluvanna County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 992 46.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,155 53.8%
TOTAL 2,148
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,127 40.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 4,592 59.5%
TOTAL 7,720
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Franklin city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 691 41.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 960 58.1%
TOTAL 1,651
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Frederick County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,540 54.1%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,008 45.9%
TOTAL 6,548
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Fredericksburg city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,647 44.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,029 55.2%
TOTAL 3,676
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Galax city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 904 49.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 907 50.1%
TOTAL 1,811
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Giles County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,169 45.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,557 54.1%
TOTAL 4,726
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Gloucester County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,510 47.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,755 52.3%
TOTAL 5,267
Turnout: 41%


1978 Senate class 2, Goochland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,616 45.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,957 54.8%
TOTAL 3,573
Turnout: 46%


1978 Senate class 2, Grayson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,116 49.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,141 50.3%
TOTAL 4,257
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 845 55.1%
Andrew Miller (D) 687 44.8%
TOTAL 1,534
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Greensville County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 945 35.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,713 64.4%
TOTAL 2,658
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Halifax County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,086 45.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,699 54.5%
TOTAL 6,786
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Hampton city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 11,697 45.1%
Andrew Miller (D) 14,238 54.9%
TOTAL 25,940
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Hanover County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 9,485 66.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 4,876 33.9%
TOTAL 14,364
Turnout: 45%


1978 Senate class 2, Harrisonburg city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,195 55.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,729 44.0%
TOTAL 3,928
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Henrico County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 35,748 66.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 18,056 33.5%
TOTAL 53,832
Turnout: 44%


1978 Senate class 2, Henry County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 4,246 41.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 6,056 58.8%
TOTAL 10,304
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Highland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 508 53.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 445 46.6%
TOTAL 955
Turnout: 47%


1978 Senate class 2, Hopewell city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,439 56.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,663 43.6%
TOTAL 6,102
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Isle of Wight County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,017 37.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,407 62.8%
TOTAL 5,424
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, James City County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,363 48.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,519 51.6%
TOTAL 4,886
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, King and Queen County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 586 40.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 858 59.4%
TOTAL 1,444
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, King George County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,073 48.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,151 51.7%
TOTAL 2,225
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, King William County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,490 54.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,248 45.6%
TOTAL 2,739
Turnout: 47%


1978 Senate class 2, Lancaster County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,891 54.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,585 45.6%
TOTAL 3,476
Turnout: 48%


1978 Senate class 2, Lee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,002 50.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,953 49.6%
TOTAL 5,955
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Lexington city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 831 48.3%
Andrew Miller (D) 890 51.7%
TOTAL 1,721
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Loudoun County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 6,383 53.3%
Andrew Miller (D) 5,592 46.7%
TOTAL 11,985
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Louisa County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,727 44.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,142 55.3%
TOTAL 3,872
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Lunenburg County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,615 50.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,616 50.0%
TOTAL 3,231
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Lynchburg city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 10,919 62.3%
Andrew Miller (D) 6,596 37.6%
TOTAL 17,539
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,271 49.1%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,318 50.9%
TOTAL 2,590
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Manassas city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,325 53.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,140 46.2%
TOTAL 2,465
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Manassas Park city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 393 45.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 466 54.2%
TOTAL 859
Turnout: 23%


1978 Senate class 2, Martinsville city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,353 47.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,560 52.1%
TOTAL 4,913
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Mathews County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,256 48.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,317 51.2%
TOTAL 2,574
Turnout: 45%


1978 Senate class 2, Mecklenburg County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,292 51.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,100 48.5%
TOTAL 6,394
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Middlesex County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,495 54.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,227 45.1%
TOTAL 2,722
Turnout: 51%


1978 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 5,854 50.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 5,632 49.0%
TOTAL 11,500
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Nelson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,081 38.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,761 61.9%
TOTAL 2,843
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, New Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,100 54.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 920 45.5%
TOTAL 2,021
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Newport News city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 15,402 46.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 18,052 54.0%
TOTAL 33,458
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Norfolk city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 21,527 42.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 28,984 57.4%
TOTAL 50,518
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Northampton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,642 46.1%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,923 53.9%
TOTAL 3,565
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Northumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,702 53.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,464 46.2%
TOTAL 3,166
Turnout: 45%


1978 Senate class 2, Norton city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 377 40.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 552 59.4%
TOTAL 929
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Nottoway County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,150 52.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,929 47.3%
TOTAL 4,080
Turnout: 41%


1978 Senate class 2, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,034 51.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,911 48.4%
TOTAL 3,945
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Page County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,292 50.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,294 50.0%
TOTAL 4,586
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Patrick County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,530 47.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,691 52.5%
TOTAL 3,221
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Petersburg city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,998 42.3%
Andrew Miller (D) 5,438 57.6%
TOTAL 9,441
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Pittsylvania County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 6,868 54.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 5,732 45.5%
TOTAL 12,601
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Poquoson city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,255 58.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 880 41.2%
TOTAL 2,135
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Portsmouth city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 9,958 38.4%
Andrew Miller (D) 15,965 61.6%
TOTAL 25,929
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Powhatan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,624 59.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,094 40.3%
TOTAL 2,718
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Prince Edward County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,037 49.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,062 50.3%
TOTAL 4,099
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Prince George County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,894 52.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,732 47.8%
TOTAL 3,626
Turnout: 21%


1978 Senate class 2, Prince William County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 9,727 50.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 9,658 49.8%
TOTAL 19,389
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Pulaski County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,804 49.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,825 50.1%
TOTAL 7,634
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Radford city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,482 46.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,726 53.8%
TOTAL 3,208
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Rappahannock County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 679 42.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 904 57.0%
TOTAL 1,585
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Richmond County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,004 51.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 935 48.2%
TOTAL 1,939
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Richmond city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 27,743 46.8%
Andrew Miller (D) 31,503 53.1%
TOTAL 59,335
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Roanoke County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 10,784 56.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 8,455 43.9%
TOTAL 19,268
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Roanoke city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 11,194 46.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 12,978 53.6%
TOTAL 24,212
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Rockbridge County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,029 48.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,174 51.7%
TOTAL 4,208
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Rockingham County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 6,778 53.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 5,963 46.8%
TOTAL 12,748
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Russell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,157 44.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 4,022 56.0%
TOTAL 7,179
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Salem city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,418 54.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,896 45.8%
TOTAL 6,327
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Scott County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,382 53.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,972 46.8%
TOTAL 6,354
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Shenandoah County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 4,649 59.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,158 40.4%
TOTAL 7,808
Turnout: 43%


1978 Senate class 2, Smyth County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 4,237 50.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 4,153 49.5%
TOTAL 8,390
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, South Boston city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,160 55.3%
Andrew Miller (D) 938 44.7%
TOTAL 2,098
Turnout: n/a


1978 Senate class 2, Southampton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,794 39.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,738 60.4%
TOTAL 4,532
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Spotsylvania County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,484 44.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,086 55.4%
TOTAL 5,570
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Stafford County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,664 50.1%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,644 49.9%
TOTAL 7,309
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Staunton city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,632 58.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,552 41.3%
TOTAL 6,184
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Suffolk city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 5,118 41.1%
Andrew Miller (D) 7,319 58.8%
TOTAL 12,441
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Surry County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 723 35.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,340 65.0%
TOTAL 2,063
Turnout: 53%


1978 Senate class 2, Sussex County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,275 38.0%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,083 62.0%
TOTAL 3,358
Turnout: 47%


1978 Senate class 2, Tazewell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 4,148 46.7%
Andrew Miller (D) 4,728 53.3%
TOTAL 8,876
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Virginia Beach city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 27,836 56.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 21,063 43.1%
TOTAL 48,908
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,128 46.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,440 53.4%
TOTAL 4,569
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 4,827 47.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 5,344 52.5%
TOTAL 10,171
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Waynesboro city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,578 59.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,778 40.8%
TOTAL 4,356
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Westmoreland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 1,559 43.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,020 56.4%
TOTAL 3,579
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Williamsburg city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 940 44.6%
Andrew Miller (D) 1,168 55.4%
TOTAL 2,108
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Winchester city
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 2,616 54.5%
Andrew Miller (D) 2,185 45.5%
TOTAL 4,803
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Wise County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,482 42.1%
Andrew Miller (D) 4,789 57.9%
TOTAL 8,271
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Wythe County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 3,293 52.2%
Andrew Miller (D) 3,021 47.8%
TOTAL 6,314
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, York County
CandidateVotesPct
John Warner (R) 4,271 50.9%
Andrew Miller (D) 4,124 49.1%
TOTAL 8,398
Turnout: 38%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Warner
Total Disbursements: $2,897,237

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/VA/1978

Andrew Miller
Total Disbursements: $832,773

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Democrat primary