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There were no surprises in Tuesday s presidential election, and Virginia’s Senate contest was a foregone conclusion.
The number of people who went to the precincts, however, surpassed the predictions of the pre-election pollsters, as voter turnout averaged about 80 percent of the electorate. Rappahannock stuck with the average, with 80.2 percent of eligible voters casting their ballots.
In. Rappahannock County, voters supported Vice President George Bush, who garnered 61 percent of the votes cast. Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis lagged far behind with only 37 percent. The remaining two percentage points represented the five votes cast for Independent Party candidate Lenora Fulani and Libertarian Party candidate Dr. Ron Paul, who got 15 votes county-wide.
Apparently, the Republican Party’s support in the county wavered when voters marked their ballots in the U.S. Senate race between former Governor Charles S. Robb and Maurice Dawkins. A sizable number of voters jumped to the Democratic ship in that race, giving Mr. Robb 71 percent of, the vote in Rappahannock. Mr. Dawkins finished a distant second with only 29 percent of the vote.
Statewide, voters also supported Mr. Bush, giving him a strong 60 percent of the vote compared to 40 percent for Gov. Dukakis. The county’s results exactly mirrored the statewide totals for the Senate race. Mr. Robb won, 71 to 29 percent.
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