1979Final results
1979 election for Virginia Senate District 33
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Charles L. Waddell (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas Davis Rust (R) by 2.8 points.
Charles L. WaddellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%18,880
Thomas Davis RustRepublican
48.6%17,854
36,734 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