1975Final results
1975 election for Virginia Senate District 3
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
William E. Fears (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating T. Ray White (R) by 45.8 points.
William E. FearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%17,052
T. Ray WhiteRepublican
27.1%6,331
23,396 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1975
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET