1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for West Virginia Senate District 13
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
M. Jay Wolfe (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Gino Colombo (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
M. Jay WolfeRepublican · winner
50.5%14,699
Gino ColomboDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%14,394
29,093 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET