1990Final results
1990 election for West Virginia Delegate District 5
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Dave Pethtel (D) won re-election with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Jon A. Smith (R) by 27.4 points.
Dave PethtelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%2,833
Jon A. SmithRepublican
36.3%1,614
4,447 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 1990
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)