1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Senate District 4
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Orton A. Jones (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Joe Bob Goodwin (D) by 1.1 points.
Orton A. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%23,117
Joe Bob GoodwinDemocrat
49.4%22,601
45,718 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