Candidates for Town Council
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Bancroft.
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Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the GoodParty.org Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
- View profileJaycob PhillipsNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileBethany AdkinsNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
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Jami Beth EcholsNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profileJohn HackettNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileThomas FrameNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
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About Town Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 5 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Town Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Resident and qualified voter
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- File a pre-candidacy registration form before rasing money for candidacy. File certificate of announcement, and finance reports. Non party candidates signature requirement - not less than one percent of the entire vote cast at the last preceding general election for the office being sought but never less than twenty-five
- Filing period
- January 12, 2026 - August 1, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- PO Box 58, Bancroft, WV, 25011
- Filing phone
- 304-586-1227
- Step 3
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