1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia Senate District 3
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
William E. Fears (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Gilbert L. Granger (R) by 29.5 points.
William E. FearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%21,961
Gilbert L. GrangerRepublican
35.2%11,942
33,907 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET