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1986 primary for West Virginia Senate District 5

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

B. Ned Jones (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Sue A. Davis (D) by 11.2 points.

B. Ned JonesDemocrat · winner
55.6%7,626
Sue A. DavisDemocrat
44.4%6,085
13,711 votes

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