RepublicanNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Orton A. Jones
Last held office: West Virginia State Senate, District 4 (1972–1984). Ran in 11 elections between 1968 and 1988, winning 9.
- Last margin
- −0.3
- Lost 1988
- Elections
- 11
- 1968–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Jones was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia State Senate, District 4
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Jones has run
Margin: how far Jones finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | West Virginia State Senate, District 4 | General | Lost | Robert L. Dittmar (D) | 49.9% | D+0.3 |
| 1988 | West Virginia State Senate, District 4 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | West Virginia State Senate, District 4 | Primary | Lost | Michael Shaw (R), Phil Keller (R), D. Harlen Painter (R) | 36.5% | −8.9 |
| 1980 | West Virginia State Senate, District 4 | General | Won | Joe Bob Goodwin (D) | 50.6% | R+1.1 |
| 1980 | West Virginia State Senate, District 4 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | West Virginia State Senate, District 4 | General | Won | R. T. Sizemore Jr. (D) | 50.4% | R+0.8 |
| 1976 | West Virginia State Senate, District 4 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | West Virginia State Senate, District 4 | General | Won | Dave Oneal (D) | 53.7% | R+7.5 |
| 1972 | West Virginia State Senate, District 4 | Primary | Won | Brad Sayer (R) | 58.2% | +16.5 |
| 1970 | West Virginia House of Delegates, Roane | General | Won | Gene Fountaine (D) | 66.8% | R+33.5 |
| 1968 | West Virginia House of Delegates, Roane | General | Won | Daniel J. Looney (D) | 65% | R+30.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Jones has held
- West Virginia State Senate, District 4 · 1972–1984
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District ROANE · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jones has run against
- Robert L. Dittmar (D) · 1988 election, lost
- Joe Bob Goodwin (D) · 1980 election, won
- R. T. Sizemore Jr. (D) · 1976 election, won
- Dave Oneal (D) · 1972 election, won
- Gene Fountaine (D) · 1970 election, won
- Daniel J. Looney (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive