2016Final results
2016 election for West Virginia Delegate District 5
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Dave Pethtel (D) won re-election with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Phillip W. Wiley (R) by 25.9 points.
Dave PethtelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%4,200
Phillip W. WileyRepublican
37.0%2,471
The same year, the district voted R+51.2 for president; this race was D+25.9, a split ticket.6,671 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)