1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for West Virginia Delegate District 5
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Dave Pethtel (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Jones (R) by 7.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Dave PethtelDemocrat · winner
53.6%3,678
Robert L. JonesRepublican · incumbent
46.4%3,182
6,860 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)