1971Final results
1971 Democratic primary for Virginia Senate District 3
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
William E. Fears (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating C. Duane Holloway (D) by 15.4 points.
William E. FearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%7,993
C. Duane HollowayDemocrat
42.3%5,855
13,848 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET