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Jeffrey Vincent Kessler
Jeffrey Vincent Kessler is running as a Democrat for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. He is one of 13 listed candidates in the contested general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
Kessler’s candidate entry does not include a biography. It also lists no totals for money raised, money spent or cash on hand. No policy positions are documented for his campaign, so there is no official basis for describing where he stands on specific issues.
The 2026 election
The office on the ballot is one of West Virginia’s seats in the U.S. Senate. The election is identified as a general election, with Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito among the candidates.
The candidate field includes seven Republicans, three Democrats and one candidate each using the VET, Conservative and Independent labels. Each person remains part of the listed field for the Nov. 3 election.
Candidates in the race
- Rachel Lee Fetty Anderson is listed as a Democratic candidate. Her entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Owen Nicholas Carlson is listed as a VET candidate. His entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Thomas Edward II Willis is listed as a Republican candidate. His entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Jonathan Derrick Evans is listed as a Republican candidate. His entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- S. Marshall Wilson is listed as a Conservative candidate. His entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Alexander Gaaserud is listed as a Republican candidate. His entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Shelley Moore Capito is listed as the incumbent Republican candidate. Her entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Gavin Solomon is listed as a Republican candidate. His entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Rio Phillips is listed as an Independent candidate. The entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Bryan Mckinney is listed as a Republican candidate. His entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Janet Mcnulty is listed as a Republican candidate. Her entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Zachary C Shrewsbury is listed as a Democratic candidate. His entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
- Jeffrey Vincent Kessler is listed as a Democratic candidate. His entry includes no biography, finance totals or documented policy positions.
Policy and campaign finance
None of the 13 candidates has a documented policy position in the official race entries. That means the entries do not establish the candidates’ views on federal spending, taxes, health care, energy, immigration, foreign policy or other matters that may arise during a Senate campaign.
The entries also do not list amounts raised, spent or held as cash on hand for any candidate. Without those figures, the candidates’ fundraising and spending cannot be compared from the official entries.
What comes next
The listed field can be followed through the election process leading to the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Important developments will include any changes to the candidate list, the addition of documented policy positions and the posting of campaign finance figures. Those records will give voters more information for comparing Kessler and every other candidate in the race.
