West Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

West Virginia Senate District 17

A district of about 97,000 people, 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+21.3 relative to the nation for president.

Anne Charnock (R)Tom Takubo (R) · since Nov 4, 2014Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 17 seats

Every West Virginia State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+21.32nd most
Democratic

Most DemocraticMost Republican9th seat · the majority lineDistrict 17

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	2026
U.S. Senate	No race	D+23.6	R+31.6	No race	R+20.2	No race
Governor	D+27.4	No race	R+8.7	No race	R+3.8	No race
West Virginia State Senate	No race	No race	No race	R+16.9	R+28.5	R+5.7

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 17 seats. Small marks are other seats in West Virginia. The black marker is District 17.

Adults with a bachelor's degree33% 94th pct · 2nd of 17 in WV

14%45%

Higher than 94% of seats.

White adults without a degree62% 12th pct · 15th of 17 in WV

48%82%

Lower than 88% of seats.

Hispanic residents1% 56th pct · 8th of 17 in WV

1%8%

Higher than 56% of seats.

Black residents3% 50th pct · 9th of 17 in WV

1%6%

Higher than 50% of seats.

Asian residents2% 94th pct · 2nd of 17 in WV

0%3%

Higher than 94% of seats.

People per square mile175 75th pct · 5th of 17 in WV

23567

Denser than 75% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 5
30% college gradsR+24.2Held D District 8
22% college gradsR+27.0Held R District 1
27% college gradsR+39.5Held R District 2
23% college gradsR+42.2Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

Tom Takubo (R)
2027– · Won 2026 by 5.7
Eric Nelson (R)
2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 28.5
Tom Takubo (R)
2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 16.9

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