2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2016 election for West Virginia Delegate District 21
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Mark Dean (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Phyllis Riffe White (D) by 4.4 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Mark DeanRepublican · winner
52.2%2,988
Phyllis Riffe WhiteDemocrat
47.8%2,735
The same year, the district voted R+76.3 for president; this race was R+4.4.5,723 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)