College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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STAT E ital state issues did not dominate the headlines in Virginia newspapers during the 1978-79 school year. Some of the hottest issues included pari- mutuel betting and pay raises for state-employed college professors. Probably the most publicized po- litical event for Virginia was the Senate race between Democrat Andrew Miller and Republican John Warner. Campaigning was extensive for both men, although their Virgin- ia Experiencen and Virginia Philosophyv differed very little. Both men espoused a conservative ethos, criticizing the other for being free-spending. The result- ing campaign was often like an air stagnation watch on a dog day afternoon. Neither candidate spoke on the William and Mary campus, but both sent representatives. Congres- sional candidate Lew Puller spoke before the Young Democrats on be- half of Miller, and Elizabeth Taylor Warner addressed a crowd at the GOP-sponsored seafood fest at Lake Matoaka in September. While Wamer was the winner in 22 out of 23 mock campus elec- tions across Virginia, including a narrow victory at William and Mary, the voters had difficulty perceiving ideological differ- ences between the two men. The election was so close that at one point, with 96921 of the pre- cincts reporting, CBS News showed Warner leading by only one vote. The final outcome was one of the closest in Virginia history: War- ner won by a mere 5,000 votes. While the campaign brought lit- tle excitement to Virginia and to the William and Mary campus in particular, the voters' choice surely brought national attention to the state. vifgimafis