[citation needed] In the May 2014 Republican primary, at the age of 17, Blair defeated two-term incumbent 59th district delegate Larry Kump by 875 votes (54.55%) to 729 (45.45%).
He cited his independent voting record and the desire of the district's Republicans to be represented by a Delegate who would conform better to the party line.
[21] She was unopposed in the Republican primary and faced Democratic nominee Catina "Cat" Webster in the general election.
[23] She was, however, supplanted as the youngest state or federal legislator in the country by fellow Republican Josh Higginbotham, who was elected to the 13th District and is 12 days younger than Blair.
[25][26] She supports voter ID laws,[8] requiring welfare recipients to be drug tested,[27] term limits[9] and making West Virginia a "right to work" state.
[29] She described herself as a "big proponent of career and technology schools", which she said were a better fit for some young people, who were made to feel "unsmart [sic]" by not attaining college degrees.
[29] In February 2018, Blair was the only member of the House of Delegates to vote against a bill to increase West Virginia teachers' pay by 5%.