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Nicholas County, WV

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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U.S. House, West Virginia District 1
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Carol Miller portrait
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Carol Miller
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Miller describes herself as a small business owner, farmer and job creator, as well as a wife, mother and grandmother, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supports protecting coal and gas industries
  • Supports funding education and creating jobs
  • Supports farmers and businesses
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
Belinda Fox-Spencer portrait
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Belinda Fox-Spencer
Biography
Belinda Fox-Spencer is the Constitution Party candidate for West Virginia's 1st Congressional District in 2026. She has 22 years of experience in healthcare and 32 years in small business, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Pro-life
  • A strong defender of the Second Amendment
  • Committed to upholding the Constitution
Campaign siteFull profile
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Vince George
DEM
Biography
Vince George is the Democratic nominee for West Virginia's 1st Congressional District in 2026. He is a retired public servant, former teacher and community advocate from South Charleston, per WSAZ, who has worked registering voters in Kanawha County, recruiting doctors to underserved rural counties, and helping West Virginians enroll in SNAP, Medicaid and TANF, per WSAZ.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Affordability: making life affordable for working West Virginians is my top priority
  • Healthcare: seven district hospitals likely to close over Medicaid cuts
  • Ending Forever Wars
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Carol Miller (R), Belinda Fox-Spencer (Constitution), Vince George (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia's 1st Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
U.S. Senate
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Shelley Moore Capito portrait
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Shelley Moore Capito
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Campaign Finance
$5,770,883 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (35% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (2% of receipts)
Key voting record
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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Rachel Fetty Anderson
DEM
Biography
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.
Campaign Finance
$22,447 raised · top industries: Small-dollar donors under $200 (21% of receipts), Large donors giving $2,000+ (9% of receipts)
Full profile
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S. Marshall Wilson
Biography
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.
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
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Nicholas County

ZIP 26617 sits in Nicholas County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Nicholas County races (3).

West Virginia Senate District 10
2 candidates
County ▾
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Kent Gilkerson
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Data center regulation and community control
  • Education funding
  • Affordability for working families
Campaign siteFull profile
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Vince Deeds
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
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
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
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. Every address in Nicholas County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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