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Each of the 17 Senate districts has two senators serving staggered four-year terms, so one seat per district is on the ballot each election.
West Virginia › West Virginia State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
West Virginia State Senate District 16
Jason Barrett has no major-party opponent.
Jason Barrett has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
Simple-majority veto override
A majority of the members elected to each chamber can override most vetoes; budget and spending bills need two-thirds.
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Jason Barrett
- Experience
- State legislature
Libertarian
Travis Bost
The district
Lean R+23: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 116,386
- People per km²
- 139
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 30%
- White, no degree
- 57%of adults
- White 79%
- Hispanic 8%
- Black 6%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
51,648 votes · R+20.1✓ Patricia Rucker (R)60.0%
John Doyle (D)40.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
52,206 two-party votes · R+24.1 · R+22.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)62.1%
Kamala Harris (D)37.9%
2022
30,868 votes · R+21.0✓ Jason Barrett (R)60.5%
Hannah N Geffert (D)39.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
49,350 votes · R+3.7✓ Patricia Rucker (R)51.8%
Pete Dougherty (D)48.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
53,964 two-party votes · R+20.0 · R+24.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)60.0%
Joe Biden (D)40.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
40,454 two-party votes · R+25.7 · R+27.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)62.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)37.2%