Virginia State Senate District 3

Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Chris Head Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last election: Chris Head (Republican) won by 31.9 points, 2023

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 62,817
Election day: November 7, 2023
District map: Same as today

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris HeadWonName as filed: Christopher T. Head	Republican	41,38165.9%	65.9%
DemocraticJade D. Harris	Democratic	21,35334.0%	34.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	830.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 81,784
Election day: November 5, 2019
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanThomas Kent Norment Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	50,44861.7%	61.7%
DemocraticHerbert Carroll Jones Jr.	Democratic	31,05638.0%	38.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2800.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 51,099
Election day: November 3, 2015
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanThomas K. Norment Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	35,52069.5%	69.5%
DemocraticHugo E. Reyes	Democratic	15,43230.2%	30.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1470.3%	0.3%

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanThomas K. Norment Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	38,665100.0%	100.0%

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanThomas K. Norment Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	29,669100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,389
Election day: November 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (2003 to 2010)

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanThomas K. Norment Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	21,30965.8%	65.8%
DemocraticM. P. Minor	Democratic	11,08034.2%	34.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,527
Election day: November 2, 1999
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanThomas K. Norment Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	24,91663.0%	63.0%
DemocraticL. W. Lewis Jr.	Democratic	14,61137.0%	37.0%

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanThomas K. Norment Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	32,667100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,711
Election day: November 5, 1991
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanThomas K. Norment Jr.Won	Republican	22,09954.3%	54.3%
DemocraticWilliam E. Fears(incumbent)	Democratic	18,61245.7%	45.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,976
Election day: November 3, 1987
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam E. FearsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,95999.9%	99.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	170.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,907
Election day: November 8, 1983
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam E. FearsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,96164.8%	64.8%
RepublicanGilbert L. Granger	Republican	11,94235.2%	35.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	40.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,411
Election day: November 6, 1979
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam E. FearsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,52852.6%	52.6%
RepublicanPhillip R. Custis	Republican	14,88047.4%	47.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,396
Election day: November 4, 1975
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam E. FearsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,05272.9%	72.9%
RepublicanT. Ray White	Republican	6,33127.1%	27.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	130.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,800
Election day: November 2, 1971
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 3, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam E. FearsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,61168.5%	68.5%
RepublicanW. H. Bowditch	Republican	7,18931.5%	31.5%

2023: Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
1971 to 2019: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2023.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025 (US state public record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:va/sldu:3

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025Data as of Oct 28, 2026