Eric Chaney
Republican Incumbent
Biography
Eric Chaney is the incumbent Boyd County Judge/Executive, per the Boyd County government staff directory. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Boyd County, Kentucky
Boyd County Judge/Executive
Boyd County, Kentucky
Boyd County Judge/Executive
One candidate is tracked for Boyd County Judge/Executive on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Eric Chaney. Candidate information follows official Boyd County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Eric Chaney is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democratic candidate filed for Boyd County Judge/Executive, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings for Boyd County. Chaney is the sitting Boyd County Judge/Executive, per the Boyd County government staff directory.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Every voter in Boyd County votes on this seat. The sitting officeholder, Eric Chaney, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.