1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 13

Name: 1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 13
Start: 1980-06-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Jean Scott Chace (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating William Sharpe Jr. (D) by 0.1 points.

Jean Scott ChaceDemocrat · winner

50.0%10,190

William Sharpe Jr.Democrat · incumbent

50.0%10,176

20,366 votes

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