1988Final results
1988 election for West Virginia Senate District 4
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Robert L. Dittmar (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Orton A. Jones (R) by 0.3 points.
Robert L. DittmarDemocrat · winner
50.1%19,678
Orton A. JonesRepublican
49.9%19,565
39,243 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET