2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2016 election for West Virginia Senate District 16
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Patricia Rucker (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Stephen Skinner (D) by 5.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Patricia RuckerRepublican · winner
52.8%22,499
Stephen SkinnerDemocrat
47.2%20,122
The same year, the district voted R+19.1 for president; this race was R+5.6.42,621 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
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET