2016 West Virginia State Treasurer election

2016 West Virginia State Treasurer election

November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
 
Nominee John Perdue Ann Urling Michael Young
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 338,018 293,671 39,865
Percentage 50.33% 43.73% 5.94%

Perdue:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Urling:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

State Treasurer before election

John Perdue
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

John Perdue
Democratic

The 2016 West Virginia State Treasurer election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the West Virginia State Treasurer, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections for the U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections.

Incumbent Democratic state treasurer John Perdue won re-election against Republican banker Ann Urling. As of 2026, this is the last time a Democratic candidate won a majority of the vote in a statewide election in West Virginia.