2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for West Virginia Delegate District 23
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Joshua Nelson (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Larry W. Barker (D) by 24.8 points.
Joshua NelsonRepublican · winner
62.4%3,985
Larry W. BarkerDemocrat · incumbent
37.6%2,403
6,388 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)