2014Final results
2014 election for West Virginia Delegate District 27
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John H. Shott (R), Joe Ellington (R) and Marty Gearheart (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJohn H. ShottRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.1%9,004
Joe EllingtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.0%8,338
Marty GearheartRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.2%8,089
Carol B. BaileyDemocrat
16.7%5,365
Karen Denise WhiteMountain
3.9%1,248
32,044 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
John H. Shott (R)Joe Ellington (R)Marty Gearheart (R)Carol B. Bailey (D)
Also on the ballot: Karen Denise White (Mountain), 3.9%