Mercer County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
13 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 7 Mercer County races, led by the Mercer County Commissioner contest.
County offices
CommissionerGreg Puckett (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Greg Puckett Republican
Greg Puckett is a sitting Mercer County Commissioner, per the county's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Greg Puckett is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified candidate database.
Full race pageProsecuting Attorney, Unexpired TermDavid A. Pfeifer (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
David A. Pfeifer Republican
David A. Pfeifer is the Republican incumbent Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney, per the county's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
David A. Pfeifer is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified candidate database.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Mercer County is split across 4 West Virginia House districts.
Find your districts by addressWest Virginia House: 4 districtsDistricts 37, 38, 39, 41
West Virginia House District 37Treyvon Simmons (D) · Marty Gearheart (R)
Treyvon Simmons Democrat
Treyvon Simmons serves on the Bluefield City Council, where he became the youngest person ever elected to that body, per Lootpress. Simmons is also a business owner in Bluefield, per Lootpress. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Marty Gearheart Republican Incumbent
Marty Gearheart is the managing member of Gearheart Enterprises LLC, per the West Virginia Legislature. Gearheart serves as House Majority Whip and chairs the House Revenue Committee, and holds a B.S. from Concord University, per the West Virginia Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Treyvon Simmons (Democrat), Marty Gearheart (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 37. Marty Gearheart 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.
Full race pageWest Virginia House District 38Randa D. Faulkner (D) · Joe C. Ellington Jr (R)
Randa D. Faulkner Democrat
Randa D. Faulkner is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 38 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Joe C. Ellington Jr Republican Incumbent
Joe Ellington is a physician and serves as Deputy Speaker of the House, per the West Virginia Legislature. Ellington holds an M.D. from Wake Forest University and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, per the West Virginia Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Randa D. Faulkner (Democrat), Joe C. Ellington Jr (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 38. Joe C. Ellington Jr 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.
Full race pageWest Virginia House District 39Brianna A. Pearcy (D) · Ronnie Oakley (No Party Affiliation) · Samuel Lusk (R)
Brianna A. Pearcy Democrat
Brianna A. Pearcy is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 39 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Ronnie Oakley No Party Affiliation
Ronnie Oakley is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 39 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Samuel Lusk Republican
Samuel is running for West Virginia House of Delegates District 39; his campaign site is a coming soon placeholder page with no biographical or platform information, per the campaign site.
Brianna A. Pearcy (Democrat), Ronnie Oakley (No Party Affiliation), Samuel Lusk (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 39. 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 41Curtis Shaver (D) · Jordan Allen Maynor (R)
Curtis Shaver Democrat
Curtis Shaver is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 41 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jordan Allen Maynor Republican Incumbent
Jordan Maynor represents District 41, covering Mercer, Raleigh and Summers counties, and serves as Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, per the West Virginia Legislature. Maynor was the lead sponsor of the Business Ready Sites Program legislation, which was signed into law, per the West Virginia Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Curtis Shaver (Democrat), Jordan Allen Maynor (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 41. Jordan Allen Maynor 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.
Full race pageWest Virginia Senate District 6Wyatt Lilly (D) · Mark R. Maynard (R)
Wyatt Lilly Democrat
- Ensure clean drinking water for Mingo and McDowell county residents.
- Opposes the state's HOPE Scholarship program.
- Supports increasing the minimum wage.
Per the campaign site.
About Wyatt Lilly
Wyatt is running for West Virginia Senate District 6 on a platform that includes protecting Welch Hospital from privatization and improving access to clean water, per the campaign site.
Mark R. Maynard Republican Incumbent
Mark is a small business owner who was first elected to the West Virginia Senate in 2014, per the campaign site. He serves on the board of the BlueRibbon Coalition, a national land-access advocacy organization, and currently chairs the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, per the campaign site.
Wyatt Lilly (Democrat), Mark R. Maynard (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 6. Mark R. Maynard 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 Mercer County, West Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Mercer County sample ballot 2026: who is running for county commissioner and prosecuting attorney, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. 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?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for West Virginia are listed on the West Virginia election hub. West Virginia election hub →
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Candidate roster last updated Sep 25, 2026 from official election sources.