2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 45
2 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Eric Brooks Projected winner 62.2% Republican Contributions $11,923.59 + Support $303.31 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Golden 37.8% Democrat Contributions $25,355.00 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 45th District
All 14 precincts reported · unofficial | Eric Brooks (R) Projected winner | 2,031 | 62.2% |
| Joseph Golden (D) | 1,234 | 37.8% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 45th District - DEM
Certified | Joseph Golden (D) Won primary (unopposed) | 563 | — |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 45th District - REP
Certified | Eric Brooks (R) Won primary (unopposed) | 804 | — |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | Joseph Golden | $20,710 | — | — |
| WV | Eric Brooks | $5,292 | — | — |
| Blue and Gold PAC | Eric Brooks | $2,000 | — | — |
| West Virginia Federation of Teachers Committee on Political Education | Joseph Golden | $1,500 | — | — |
| Cucumber and Company | Eric Brooks | $1,438 | — | — |
| Unknown | Eric Brooks | $1,362 | — | — |
| Education West Virginia PAC | Joseph Golden | $1,250 | — | — |
| Airport Restaurant | Eric Brooks | $974 | — | — |
| Unknown | Joseph Golden | $775 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Joseph Golden | $620 | — | — |
| Wild and Wonderful PAC | Eric Brooks | $500 | — | — |
| NY | Joseph Golden | $500 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Eric Brooks | $358 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Eric Brooks | — | $303 | $0 |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginians for Life | $303.31 | — |
| ↳ Eric Brooks (R) | $303.31 | — |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Joseph | Self-funding | — | Beckley, WV | 6 | $19,850 |
| Brooks Eric | Self-funding | — | Mt. Hope, WV | 1 | $3,750 |
| Blue and Gold PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,000 |
| West Virginia Federation of Teachers Committee on Political Education | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,500 |
| Cucumber and Company | Businesses & orgs | — | Beckley, WV | 1 | $1,438 |
| Education West Virginia PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,250 |
| Airport Restaurant | Businesses & orgs | — | Beaver, WV | 1 | $974 |
| Wild and Wonderful PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Arlington, VA | 1 | $500 |
| Abbet Rob | Individuals | Retired | Cruton on Hudson, NY | 1 | $500 |
| Hutchinson Paul | Individuals | Self | Beckley, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Kemper Steven | Individuals | Retired | Mount Hope, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Dach Rachel | Individuals | Retired | Charleston, WV | 1 | $360 |
| W, Lafferty Howard Jr. | Individuals | Self | Charleston, WV | 2 | $300 |
| United Mine Workers of America Coal Miners PAC (UMWA PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Ickes Harold | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| West Virginia Medical Association (WESPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Johnson Richard | Individuals | Self | Fayetteville, WV | 1 | $250 |
| Bigelow Brian | Individuals | Self | — | 1 | $240 |
| Alston Ben Carla | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $200 |
| Patrick Larry | Individuals | N/A | Oak Hill, WV | 2 | $200 |
| Childers Linda | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Neal Ryan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Webb Christa | Individuals | Self | Scott Depot, WV | 1 | $192 |
| Story Brad | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $122 |
| West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $120 |
| West Virginia Farm Bureau (WV FARM PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Michael, Herr J | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Gulben Caryn | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Holiday Guy | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $100 |
| Stoscheck Claudia | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Massey Danny | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Hall Jonathan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Bragg George | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| McDaniel Brad | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Venable Randy | Individuals | FMRS | — | 1 | $50 |
| Gessel Austin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| McDaniel Paul | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Phillips James | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Schwab Joseph | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Dennison Theresa | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Jarrell Jake | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| City National Bank | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 16 | $8 |
| Clyburn Kenny | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $5 |