November 4, 2008
Posted: November 4th, 2008 07:52 PM ET
From CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand
Mark Warner wins open Virginia seat.
(CNN) - CNN is projecting that Mark Warner has won Virginia's Senate race. GOP Sen. John Warner won the last race with more than 80 percent of the vote - but the only politician to rival him in popularity was former Democratic Gov. Mark Warner. If the veteran Republican senator had not retired, the battle of the Warners promised to be a tough fight. But Mark Warner's Republican opponent was the far less-popular former Gov. Jim Gilmore, who mounted a barely-noticed presidential bid this cycle. With Warner's massive fundraising and organizing advantage, the race was a foregone conclusion for months. Virginia, which had not supported a Democratic presidential candidate since Lyndon Johnson ran for re-election in 1964, delivered its electoral votes to Barack Obama last night. The party now also controls the governor's mansion, and both Senate seats. Filed under: Mark Warner Virginia |
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