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2014Final results

2014 election for West Virginia Delegate District 23

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Joshua Nelson (R) won re-election with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Barry L. Brown (D) by 4.3 points.

Joshua NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.4%2,411
46.1%2,204
3.4%164
4,779 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+24.82012R+4.32014D+32.12016R+8.62020

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Joshua Nelson (R)Barry L. Brown (D)

Also on the ballot: Danny Ray Cook (Mountain), 3.4%