2018Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2018 election for West Virginia Senate District 17
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Tom Takubo (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Terrell Ellis (D) by 4.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tom TakuboRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%18,466
Terrell EllisDemocrat
47.5%16,735
35,201 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET