Nicholas County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for West Virginia Senate and West Virginia House and more, and where they stand on schools and jobs.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Nicholas County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the West Virginia Secretary of State elections page.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Nicholas County is split across 2 West Virginia House districts.
Find your districts by addressWest Virginia House: 2 districtsDistricts 48, 49
West Virginia House District 48Jourdan Deitz (D) · Mackenzie Holdren (R)
Jourdan Deitz
Jourdan Deitz is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 48 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Mackenzie Holdren
Mackenzie Holdren is an attorney practicing in Webster County, per WOAY-TV. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jourdan Deitz (Democrat), Mackenzie Holdren (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 48. The Legislature's member roster marks no incumbent seeking this seat. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12, 2026 primary, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
Full race pageWest Virginia House District 49Byron Tucker Jr (D) · Newt McCutcheon (R)
Byron Tucker Jr
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Good, safe jobs with good pay
- Worker safety and rights
- Schools our kids deserve
About Byron Tucker Jr
Byron Tucker Jr. is the Democratic candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates, District 49, per the campaign site. Tucker was born and raised in Nicholas County, is a U.S. Navy veteran and a retired MSHA mine inspector, per the campaign site. Tucker joined the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training in 2004, per the campaign site.
Newt McCutcheon
Newt McCutcheon is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 49 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Byron Tucker Jr (Democrat), Newt McCutcheon (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 49. The Legislature's member roster marks no incumbent seeking this seat. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12, 2026 primary, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
Full race pageWest Virginia Senate District 10Kent Gilkerson (D) · Vince Deeds (R)
Kent Gilkerson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Data center regulation and community control
- Education funding
- Affordability for working families
About Kent Gilkerson
Kent Gilkerson is a retired federal law enforcement officer, a 25 year union leader and a small business owner, per his campaign site. He is running for West Virginia Senate District 10, based in Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Summers and Monroe counties.
Vince Deeds
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Eliminate the state income tax and build on the largest tax cut in state history for individuals and businesses
- Bring more jobs to the area and remove regulatory barriers for job creators
- Improve the education system while supporting tourism industry development
About Vince Deeds
Vince Deeds represents Senate District 10, covering part of Fayette County and all of Summers, Monroe, Greenbrier and Nicholas counties, per the West Virginia Legislature's official website. He works in the Prosecuting Attorney's Office in Lewisburg, serves as director of school safety for Greenbrier County Schools, and is a pastor at Sinks Grove Baptist Church. He was lead sponsor of 61 bills in the 2026 session, four of which were signed into law, per the same source.
Kent Gilkerson (Democrat), Vince Deeds (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 10. Vince Deeds is the sitting member, per the West Virginia Legislature's member roster. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12, 2026 primary, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. West Virginia's 17 senatorial districts each elect two senators on staggered terms; only one seat per district is up in the regular 2026 cycle.
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West Virginia's field is the Secretary of State's candidate database for the November 3, 2026 general election. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12 primary. All 100 House of Delegates districts are up; each of the 17 Senate districts has two senators on staggered terms, so one seat per district is on the ballot, and a few districts also fill an unexpired term. Most judicial and board of education races are nonpartisan and were decided at the May election. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Nicholas County, West Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Nicholas County sample ballot 2026: see where the west virginia senate and west virginia house candidates stand on schools and jobs. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in West Virginia?
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