>Sorry, oldtimer's disease is kicking in. Warner was loudly against North though, no? I sure remember not liking Warner anymore during and after that election...<
(Ok, Corin, correct me if I get this wrong)
During the Republican mass meeting that year, North beat Jim Miller to run against Chuck Robb. At that point, Marshall Coleman entered the race as an independent. Coleman was backed by Warner and ex-governor Linwood Holton (who is the father-in-law of VA Governor Tim Kaine-D). Coleman got around 11% of the vote, enough to put Robb back in office.
Yep. You're correct.
In 1994 when the GOP swept the nation, we lost Virginia because of John Warner and Marshall Coleman.
Jim Miller challenged Warner in 1996, but lost in the primary.