2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for West Virginia Senate District 16
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John Unger (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Jerry Mays (R) by 29.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John UngerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%19,640
Jerry MaysRepublican
35.3%10,729
30,369 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET