2026 Primary Voter Guide

A nonpartisan candidate reference for Jefferson County, WV residents.

📅 Election Day: May 12, 2026🕐 Polls: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.📋 Early Voting: Apr 29 – May 9🪪 Photo ID Required☎ County Clerk: 304-728-3215

Races are organized from federal → state → county → nonpartisan.
Within each race, candidates are grouped by primary (Democratic → Republican → Mountain Party).
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Top vote-getters in partisan primaries advance to the November 3, 2026 general election.
Board of Education: vote for up to 4; top 3 win full terms, 4th wins unexpired term.
Data current as of May 1, 2026. Verify platforms directly with campaigns before election day.

Jefferson County District Map

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U.S. Senate

Democratic primary is open — registered Democrats AND unaffiliated voters may participate. Republican primary is closed — registered Republicans only.

Shelley Moore Capito✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Republican

66% of vote

Charleston

Alexander Gaaserud

Republican

4% of vote

Parkersburg

Bryan McKinney

Republican

5% of vote

Inwood

Janet McNulty

Republican

2% of vote

Martinsburg

David Purkey

Republican

4% of vote

Fairmont

Tom Willis

Republican

19% of vote

Martinsburg

Rachel Fetty Anderson🏆 Winner

Democrat

33% of vote

Morgantown

Thornton Cooper

Democrat

13% of vote

South Charleston

Jeffrey V. Kessler

Democrat

27% of vote

Glen Dale

Rio Phillips

Democrat

11% of vote

Charleston

Zachary Shrewsbury

Democrat

16% of vote

Princeton

U.S. House of Representatives — District 2

Riley Moore✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Republican

Ace Parsi🏆 Winner

Democrat

40% of vote

Stephanie Spears Tomana

Democrat

38% of vote

Steven Wendelin

Democrat

22% of vote

WV State Senate — District 16

Jason Barrett✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Republican

63% of vote

Chantele Mack

Republican

37% of vote

WV House of Delegates — District 97

S. Chris Anders✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Republican

100% of vote

Lucia Valentine🏆 Winner

Democrat

100% of vote

WV House of Delegates — District 98

Joe Funkhouser✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Republican

100% of vote

Marta Beck🏆 Winner

Democrat

100% of vote

WV House of Delegates — District 99

Wayne M. Clark✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Republican

65% of vote

Robert Fluharty

Republican

35% of vote

Regina Dyer🏆 Winner

Democrat

65% of vote

Charles Town

Robert M. Vincent

Democrat

35% of vote

WV House of Delegates — District 100

William Ridenour✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Republican

100% of vote

Jenny Thacker🏆 Winner

Democrat

100% of vote

Jefferson County Commission — Harpers Ferry District

Pasha Majdi✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Republican

100% of vote

Harpers Ferry

Lanae Johnson🏆 Winner

Democrat

100% of vote

Charles Town

David C. Tabb🏆 Winner

Mountain Party

100% of vote

Charles Town

Jefferson County Commission — Kabletown District

Steve Stolipher✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Republican

100% of vote

Mary Mickey Reagan🏆 Winner

Democrat

100% of vote

Danny Lutz🏆 Winner

Mountain Party

100% of vote

Prosecuting Attorney (Unexpired Term)

Only candidate filing. If Adam Ward wins the Republican primary, he will serve as Prosecuting Attorney without a general election contest.

Adam J. Ward🏆 Winner

Republican

100% of vote

Jefferson County Board of Education

Board members appoint the superintendent, oversee district operations/finances, and establish educational policy. Incumbents: Laurie Ogden, Kathryn Skinner, Carmen Taylor-Bratton.

📋 Vote for up to 4 candidates. Top 3 vote-getters win full terms; 4th-place winner fills unexpired term.

Laurie Ogden✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Nonpartisan

15% of vote

Charles Town

Kathryn Skinner✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Nonpartisan

14% of vote

Kabletown

Carmen Taylor-Bratton✓ Incumbent🏆 Winner

Nonpartisan

13% of vote

Charles Town

Andrea Elliot

Nonpartisan

11% of vote

Harpers Ferry

Natalie Grantham Friend🏆 Winner

Nonpartisan

17% of vote

Middleway

Kathy Gugulis

Nonpartisan

11% of vote

Kabletown

RaNale Jones

Nonpartisan

6% of vote

Charles Town

Scott James Seiler

Nonpartisan

12% of vote

Middleway

Supreme Court of Appeals — Division 1

📋 Vote for 1 candidate

Laura V. Faircloth

Nonpartisan

21% of vote

Todd A. Kirby

Nonpartisan

13% of vote

H.L. "Kirk" Kirkpatrick🏆 Winner

Nonpartisan

31% of vote

Martin P. "Red Hat" Sheehan

Nonpartisan

9% of vote

Gerald Titus

Nonpartisan

26% of vote

Supreme Court of Appeals — Division 2

📋 Vote for 1 candidate

Tom Ewing✓ Incumbent

Nonpartisan

42% of vote

Bill Flanigan🏆 Winner

Nonpartisan

58% of vote

Intermediate Court of Appeals

📋 Vote for 1 candidate

Dan Greear✓ Incumbent

Nonpartisan

41% of vote

Jim Douglas🏆 Winner

Nonpartisan

59% of vote

Jefferson County Conservation District Supervisor

No campaign websites or public platform statements were found for any candidate at time of research. Contact the Jefferson County Conservation District for candidate information.

📋 Vote for 1 candidate

Nancy Lutz

Nonpartisan

32% of vote

Rebecca Cloud

Nonpartisan

31% of vote

Karen Magaha🏆 Winner

Nonpartisan

37% of vote

Data compiled from candidate campaign sites, Ballotpedia, Mountain State Spotlight, Herald-Dispatch, ObserverWV, Spirit of Jefferson, Jefferson County WV Democrats, and official government sources. Last updated May 1, 2026. This guide is nonpartisan and does not endorse any candidate.