Mark Warner Barely Holding on to Senate Seat in Virginia
Close results in the Virginia Senate race could dampen Warner's future presidential prospects and boost Gillespie's profile should he decide to run for governor or again for the Senate.
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Democratic incumbent Mark Warner declared victory over Republican Ed Gillespie in Virginia Senate race in the biggest nail-biter of the 2014 midterms, but with just 12,150 votes separating them and three precincts still uncounted Gillespie has yet to concede and had not ruled out a recount.
Warner led Gillespie, 49.1 percent to 48.5 percent, with 99 percent of precincts reporting, according to an Associated Press tally.