1986Final results
1986 primary for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Darrell E. Holmes (D) won with 42.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Jones (D) by 22.4 points.
Darrell E. HolmesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
42.5%17,527
John BoettnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.0%11,526
Charles JonesDemocrat
20.1%8,281
Art AshleyDemocrat
9.4%3,864
41,198 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET