Carter County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Carter County, Kentucky

4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Carter County races, led by the Kentucky Senate District 18 contest.

3 races on the November ballot · 4 candidates
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District Judge, 37th Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Rupert Wilhoit

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Rupert Wilhoit Nonpartisan Incumbent

Rupert Wilhoit serves as the District Court judge for the 37th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Rupert Wilhoit is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Kentucky prints unopposed candidates, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 37th Judicial District (Carter, Elliott, Morgan) vote on this seat. Kentucky judicial elections are nonpartisan; a primary narrows the field only when three or more candidates file for a seat. Listed from the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list.

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Kentucky Senate District 18Robin L. Webb (R)

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Robin L. Webb Republican Incumbent

Robin L. Webb

Robin L. Webb is the incumbent for Kentucky Senate District 18, serving since 2009 after prior service in the Kentucky House beginning in 1999. She is an attorney and rancher, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Robin L. Webb (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 18; Robin L. Webb is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (legislature.ky.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Robin L. Webb is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Kentucky ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested.

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Kentucky House District 96Patrick Flannery (R) · Pamela Lewis (D)

Patrick Flannery Republican Incumbent

Patrick Flannery

Patrick Flannery is the incumbent Republican state representative for Kentucky House District 96, which includes Carter and Lewis counties and part of Boyd County, according to the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission's member roster. No campaign website with additional biographical detail was found as of September 8, 2026.

Pamela Lewis Democratic

Pamela Lewis is the Democratic candidate for Kentucky House District 96 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Patrick Flannery (Republican), Pamela Lewis (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 96; Patrick Flannery is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (legislature.ky.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

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Kentucky party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition, and the field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list (web.sos.ky.gov/CandidateFilings). Kentucky prints unopposed candidates; declared write-in candidates never print. Kentucky elects its statewide constitutional officers in odd-numbered years, so no governor or row-office race is on this ballot; county officers (judge/executive, clerk, sheriff, attorney, jailer, magistrates, PVA and coroner) run in 2026 and file with county clerks.

Carter County 2026 election questions

Who is on the ballot in Carter County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?

Carter County sample ballot 2026: who is running for kentucky house and kentucky senate, 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 Kentucky?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Kentucky are listed on the Kentucky election hub. Kentucky election hub →

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