1986Final results
1986 election for West Virginia Senate District 5
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
B. Ned Jones (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating James E. Spurlock (R) by 34.7 points.
B. Ned JonesDemocrat · winner
67.3%14,717
James E. SpurlockRepublican
32.7%7,142
21,859 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