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According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the $10 million spent by the three candidates in the hard-fought primary capaign broke down to about $25 for each of the 400.000 ballots cast.
Mr. Coleman was the runaway wanner in the county's Amissville (Jackson District), Scrabble (Stonewall-Hawthorn) and Chester Gap (Wakefield) precincts. Rep. Parris won in Washington 1 Hampton) and Sperryville (Piedmont).
The only close precinct was in Flint Hill (Wakefield), where Mr. Coleman and Mr. Parris tied with 19 votes each. Mr. Trible ran third there too. garnering IS votes.
Statewide, Mr. Coleman defeated Mr. Trible by two percentage points. Mr. Parris, whose Northern Virginia base had lean voter participation, placed third among the trio with 2S percent of the votes.
The number of Republicans to vote on Tuesday was greater than predicted. Approximately 280,000 people flocked to the polls during the thirteen-hour election day, exceeding Super Tuesday participation by 130.000 voters.
In what has been called one of the most vicious and expensive primaries ever, Mr. Coleman began his campaign as a two time-loser. Early polls showed him 25 points behind Sen. Trible, a candidate who had never lost an election.
On the attack throughout his campaign, Mr. Coleman labelled Mr. Trible a quitter for not running for re-election against Democratic U.S. Sen. Charles S. Robb. Over the weeks of campaigning, the badgering took its toll and by election day the nominee was a toss-up.
“With your commitment, and your hard work and our experience, we will take Back the statehouse in 1990,” Mr. Coleman told a crowd of
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