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2016Final results

2016 election for West Virginia Delegate District 17

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Matthew Rohrbach (R) and Chad Lovejoy (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Matthew RohrbachRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.3%6,322
Chad LovejoyDemocrat · winner
30.2%5,911
22.7%4,444
14.9%2,922
The same year, the district voted R+25.9 for president; this race was D+14.2, a split ticket.19,599 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+18.72012R+9.82014D+14.22016R+25.92016 Pres.R+15.82018R+17.22020

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)