2012Final results
2012 election for West Virginia Senate District 16
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Herb Snyder (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Ruland (R) by 7.8 points.
Herb SnyderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%20,764
Jim RulandRepublican
46.1%17,763
38,527 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET