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1990Final results

1990 election for West Virginia Senate District 5

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

B. Ned Jones (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Robert McDonie (R) by 28.8 points.

B. Ned JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%11,558
Robert McDonieRepublican
35.6%6,385
17,943 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

Races before and after

EvenD+21.51982D+5.61984D+34.71986D+28.81990R+3.81994D+1.21998

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