On every Martinsburg ballot
CommissionerJim Whitacre (R) · Eddie Gochenour (R) · Z Lansdowne (D)
Jim Whitacre
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 was found as of September 9, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Jim Whitacre.
Eddie Gochenour
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 was found as of September 9, 2026.
Z Lansdowne
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 was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Z Lansdowne.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Berkeley County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateShelley Moore Capito (R) · Rachel Fetty Anderson (D) · S. Marshall Wilson (Constitution)
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito is West Virginia's sitting U.S. senator, per the campaign site. The campaign site says voters elected her in 2014 as the first woman and the first Republican in over fifty years to represent the state in the U.S. Senate, and that she served in the U.S. House before that. Her Republican Senate colleagues elected her Chair of the Republican Policy Committee, and she chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, per the campaign site. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 13, 2026, per the campaign site.
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Supported
- Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the Senate 64-35 in January 2025. Supported
Rachel Fetty Anderson
Rachel Fetty Anderson is the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's candidate listing. No campaign website was verified as of October 13, 2026.
S. Marshall Wilson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Economy and jobs: unleash energy, cut regulations
- Government spending and debt: fiscal discipline
- Constitutional rights: the Bill of Rights as written
About S. Marshall Wilson
S. Marshall Wilson is the Constitution Party candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, from Berkeley County, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's candidate database. He is a retired U.S. Army infantry officer and combat veteran who served more than 20 years, and he holds a master's degree in national security, per the campaign site. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2017 to 2020, per the campaign site.
West Virginia voters also decide 1 statewide ballot measure.
Voting info and more
Voting info and more
City boundaries and ZIP codes from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 Gazetteer, 2020 ZCTA relationships). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; confirm with the West Virginia election office before voting.
