1986Final results
1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 5
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Robert L. Jones (R) won re-election with 52.3% of the vote, defeating George Simon (D) by 4.6 points.
Robert L. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%2,374
George SimonDemocrat
47.7%2,166
4,540 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)