1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Senate District 13
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Jean Scott Chace (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating William Neely (R) by 7.4 points.
Jean Scott ChaceDemocrat · winner
53.7%22,909
William NeelyRepublican
46.3%19,761
42,670 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET