Английская Википедия:1978 United States Senate election in Virginia
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsVA The 1978 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican Senator William L. Scott did not run for re-election to a second term. Republican former Secretary of the Navy John Warner narrowly defeated Democratic Attorney General of Virginia Andrew P. Miller to succeed him. Originally, this election was a match between Republican Richard Obenshain and Miller, then Obenshain died in a plane crash, leaving the party in disarray. Warner was then nominated to run in Obenshain's place, and his victorious election thrust him into a thirty-year career in the United States Senate, which started with this election.
Republican nomination
Candidates
- Linwood Holton, former Governor of Virginia (1970–1974) and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1974–1975)
- Nathan H. Miller, State Senator from Harrisonburg
- Richard D. Obenshain, Chairman of the Virginia Republican Party since 1972 and nominee for Attorney General in 1969
- John W. Warner, former United States Secretary of the Navy
Convention
| 1978 Virginia Republican Convention[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Obenshain | 1,192 | 1,261 | 1,338 | 1,521 | 1,516 | 1,580 |
| Warner | 853 | 908 | 996 | 1,338 | 1,393 | 1,474 |
| Holton | 780 | 751 | 620 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miller | 262 | 160 | 122 | 201 | 166 | 0 |
Obenshain's victory set up the general election as a rematch of the 1969 Attorney General race between him and Andrew P. Miller, the Democratic nominee who defeated Obenshain in 1969.
Aftermath
On August 2, Obenshain died in a twin-engine plane crash, effectively shaking up this election. He was then replaced by Warner after other recruits turned down the chance to be nominated in respect for Obenshain.[2][3]
Results
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See also
References
Шаблон:United States elections, 1978
