1979Final results

1979 Democratic primary for Virginia Senate District 3

Name: 1979 Democratic primary for Virginia Senate District 3
Start: 1979-06-01
Location: Virginia

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

William E. Fears (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Wesley C. Wilson (D) by 22.2 points.

William E. FearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent

61.1%7,361

38.9%4,685

12,046 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET