1979 primaries · May 1, 1979
1979 Virginia State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Virginia State Senate district in the 1979 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Races6
Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | William E. Fears (D) | 22.2 | |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | Richard J. Holland (D) | 3.8 | |
| SD-33 · Democratic primary | Charles L. Waddell (D) | 21.7 | |
| SD-34 · Republican primary | John M. Thoburn (R) | 8.2 | |
| SD-35 · Democratic primary | Richard L. Saslaw (D) | 20.2 | |
| SD-35 · Republican primary | James R. Tate (R) | 32.1 |
Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner