It is currently represented by Democrat Hannah Geffert and Republican Patricia Rucker.

[2][3] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

District 16 covers all of Jefferson County and parts of Berkeley County at the far eastern edge of the state's Eastern Panhandle.

Communities within the district include Martinsburg, Charles Town, Ranson, Bolivar, Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown, and Shannondale.

[1] Incumbent Democratic senator Hannah Geffert, who was appointed in 2021 upon the resignation of John Unger, did not seek election to a full term, and no fellow Democrat filed to replace her.