West Virginia State Senate District 16

Current seat holder: Jason Barrett (R).

Jason Barrett

Jason Barrett is the incumbent Republican candidate for the West Virginia Senate District 16. He was elected to the Senate in 2022 and is running for reelection. Previously, he was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2012. Barrett has spent time serving on the boards of the Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center – where he was board president, and the Eastern Regional Airport Authority. He is also a member of the Martinsburg Elks Lodge #778. Barrett is originally from Martinsburg. He graduated from Martinsburg High School and attended Shepherd University before joining his father’s small business. Barrett now owns multiple businesses of his own in the Eastern Panhandle.

Campaign site

“Our website address is: https://barrettforwv.com.” (Jason Barrett Campaign Website)
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Travis Bost

Travis Lee Bost is the Libertarian candidate for Senate District 16 in the 2026 election. He currently serves as an at-large representative of the Libertarian National Committee and vice-chair of the Libertarian Party of West Virginia. In 2022, Bost ran for the Berkeley County Board of Education. He is a retired U.S. Navy veteran.

· Candidate campaign website & Ballotpedia (secondary source)

Campaign site

“I'm Travis Bost, Libertarian for West Virginia Senate, District 16. In this race it's a clear choice: more of the same, or a real commitment to individual liberty and limited government.” (Travis Bost Campaign Website)