3 candidates are tracked for Member Board of Supervisors - Special, Gainesboro District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jason C. Aikens, Vaughn S. Whitacre and Rebecca L. Rager. Candidate information follows official Frederick County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
3 certified candidates for Member Board of Supervisors - Special, Gainesboro District on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Jason C. Aikens is listed as the incumbent by the Department of Elections, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia local offices are nonpartisan on the ballot unless a candidate was nominated by a party; the number of seats filled and the district lines come from the locality's own ballot. Only the seats for your town, ward or district appear on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Jason C. Aikens, is on the ballot.
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Independent Incumbent
Jason C. Aikens is vice president of Aikens Group, a Winchester development firm, per the Northern Virginia Daily. He was appointed in January 2026 to fill the Gainesboro District supervisor seat vacated by Heather Lockridge's resignation, per the Winchester Star, and is running in the November 2026 special election. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Independent
Per the campaign site.
Vaughn S. Whitacre serves on the Frederick County Planning Commission representing the Gainesboro District, per the Northern Virginia Daily. His campaign for the Gainesboro supervisor seat emphasizes transparent government, fiscal responsibility, and preserving the county's rural character, per the Winchester Gazette. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Independent
Rebecca L. Rager recently retired from an information technology career with a California-based vision insurance company, per the Northern Virginia Daily. She previously applied to fill the Gainesboro supervisor seat and a Gainesboro school board vacancy on an interim basis before entering the November 2026 race. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Who is running for Member Board of Supervisors - Special, Gainesboro District in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Member Board of Supervisors - Special, Gainesboro District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jason C. Aikens, Vaughn S. Whitacre and Rebecca L. Rager. Candidate information follows official Frederick County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Member Board of Supervisors - Special, Gainesboro District election in Virginia?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Virginia are on the Virginia election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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