County

Frederick County Board of Supervisors

Gainesboro District, Special election (term ends 12/31/2027)

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The board sets Frederick County's budget and tax rates, adopts ordinances and decides land-use cases.

Candidates Compare by issue

Vaughn S. Whitacre

No party listed

Farmer; Frederick County planning commissioner

The gist

Opposes data centers as harmful to rural character
Supports reducing county government spending and size
Supports slower growth matched to county resources
Pledges slower, more transparent board decisions

More about Vaughn

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Opposes data centers as harmful to rural character
Vaughn Whitacre running for Gainesboro seat
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“You never hear none of them say they love data centers.”
Supports reducing county government spending and size
Vaughn Whitacre running for Gainesboro seat
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“We need to reduce the size of our government, just like it's been done on the federal level.”
Supports slower growth matched to county resources
Vaughn Whitacre running for Gainesboro seat
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“I'm for growth, but smart growth. And I feel very concerned that we are outpacing our resources”
Pledges slower, more transparent board decisions
Vaughn Whitacre running for Gainesboro seat
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“I see too much of a rush job, and that always makes people feel very suspicious about what's going down”

Rebecca L. Rager

No party listed

Retired IT professional; farmer

The gist

Opposes the Valley North transmission line
Pledges plain answers to residents on board decisions
Supports affordable housing for younger residents
Supports attracting smaller businesses so residents need not commute

More about Rebecca

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Opposes the Valley North transmission line
Rebecca Rager enters race for Gainesboro supervisor
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“She recently created a petition to try and stop the Valley North Transmission Project”
Pledges plain answers to residents on board decisions
Rebecca Rager enters race for Gainesboro supervisor
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“going back to the community and giving them an honest answer that's not in business lingo or legal lingo”
Supports affordable housing for younger residents
Rebecca Rager enters race for Gainesboro supervisor
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“The housing that we're getting is out of reach for most people”
Supports attracting smaller businesses so residents need not commute
Rebecca Rager enters race for Gainesboro supervisor
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“attracting smaller corporations and businesses could provide jobs for younger workers so they don't have to commute”

Jason C. Aikens

No party listedIncumbent

Vice president, Aikens Group (development firm)

The gist

Proposes a strategic plan, fiscal plan and budget process
Supports more starter homes to lower housing prices
Supports raising industry's share of the tax base
Voted to remove data centers from county zoningIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Jason

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Proposes a strategic plan, fiscal plan and budget process
Aikens running for Gainesboro supervisor
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“We need to finish up the strategic plan, get a fiscal plan in place, get a better budget process in place.”
Supports more starter homes to lower housing prices
Aikens running for Gainesboro supervisor
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“the county needs to increase the supply of starter homes in order to prevent people from being pushed out”
Supports raising industry's share of the tax base
Aikens running for Gainesboro supervisor
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“A county's tax base should be between 35%-50% industry, okay, and we're at 33%.”
Voted to remove data centers from county zoning
Data centers stripped as allowable use in Frederick County
News coverage · The Winchester Star · winchesterstar.com
“removes data centers as a permitted or conditional use in Frederick County was approved by the Board of Supervisors on a 6-1 vote”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.