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2014 election for West Virginia Senate District 17

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Tom Takubo (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Doug Skaff Jr. (D) by 8.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Tom TakuboRepublican · winner
52.1%15,488
43.8%13,029
4.1%1,221
29,738 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+10.82016R+4.92018R+7.32020R+16.92022R+28.52024R+5.72026

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

The candidates

Tom Takubo (R)Doug Skaff Jr. (D)

Also on the ballot: Jesse Johnson (Mountain), 4.1%