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3 candidates are tracked for Berkeley County Commissioner on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jim Whitacre, Eddie Gochenour and Z Lansdowne. Candidate information follows official Berkeley County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Two seats are on the November 3, 2026 ballot (vote for not more than two), with no more than one Norborne District resident able to be elected, per the county's official sample ballot. Incumbent Commission President Eddie Gochenour (Norborne) won the Republican nomination 3,055 votes (34.9%) to Ken Mattson's 2,449 votes (28.0%), behind incumbent Jim Whitacre's (Shenandoah) 3,241 votes (37.1%) in the three-way Republican primary; Z Lansdowne won the Democratic nomination for the Norborne seat unopposed with 3,646 votes, per Berkeley County's certified primary results (Clarity Election Night Reporting). No Democrat filed for the Shenandoah seat, so Whitacre is unopposed in November; Gochenour faces Lansdowne for the Norborne seat.
Republican
Jim Whitacre currently serves as the Berkeley County Commissioner for the Shenandoah District, per the county's official commission roster. He was unopposed for renomination in the May 12, 2026 Republican primary. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Jim Whitacre.
Republican
Eddie Gochenour is president of the Berkeley County Commission, representing the Norborne District, and is a member of the Berkeley County Development Authority, per WV MetroNews. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Eddie Gochenour.
Democratic
Z Lansdowne appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Berkeley County Commissioner, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Z Lansdowne.