Joshua J. Gooden
Biography
Joshua Gooden serves as Mayor of Elkton, with a term expiring December 31, 2026, per the town's official Council roster. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Rockingham County, Virginia
Mayor, Town of Elkton
Rockingham County, Virginia
Mayor, Town of Elkton
3 candidates are tracked for Mayor, Town of Elkton on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joshua J. Gooden, Virginia H. Fulginiti and Wayne E. Printz. Candidate information follows official Rockingham County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
3 certified candidates for Mayor, Town of Elkton on the November 3, 2026 ballot, 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.
What this office does
Mayor. The mayor is the city's chief elected official. In a strong-mayor city the mayor runs the city government, prepares the budget and appoints department heads; in a council-manager city the mayor presides over the council and a hired manager runs operations. Which model applies depends on the city charter.