2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2016 election for West Virginia Delegate District 25
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Tony Paynter (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Frank Blackwell (D) by 19.1 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Tony PaynterRepublican · winner
59.6%3,880
Frank BlackwellDemocrat
40.4%2,633
The same year, the district voted R+68.5 for president; this race was R+19.1.6,513 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)