1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia Senate District 3
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
William E. Fears (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Phillip R. Custis (R) by 5.2 points.
William E. FearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%16,528
Phillip R. CustisRepublican
47.4%14,880
31,411 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 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET