3 candidates are tracked for Fayette County Board of Education, Division 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: R. J. Hijalda, Tyler Murphy and Kathy Schiflett. Candidate information follows official Fayette County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nonpartisan Fayette County Board of Education seat on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot; 3 filers per the Secretary of State candidate filings.
School board member. The school board is the governing body of a public school district. It hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts the district budget, sets policies on curriculum, discipline, attendance boundaries and facilities, and approves contracts and collective bargaining agreements. Day-to-day operations belong to the superintendent; the board sets direction and holds the administration accountable.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Tyler Murphy, is on the ballot.
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Nonpartisan
R. J. Hijalda is a swim coach and a lead at Grounded All Day Cafe in Lexington who is running for the Fayette County Board of Education's Division 2 seat, per the Lexington Herald-Leader. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Tyler Murphy is the incumbent chair of the Fayette County Board of Education, seeking reelection to the Division 2 seat, per the district's official board page. No campaign website was found as of September 2026.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Kathy Schiflett is a candidate for the Fayette County Board of Education, Division 2, per her campaign site. She worked 23 years for the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts before retiring in 2021, including establishing the Court Interpreting and Translation Department and serving as a statewide grant coordinator and statistician, per the site. This is her first campaign for public office.
Who is running for Fayette County Board of Education, Division 2 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Fayette County Board of Education, Division 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: R. J. Hijalda, Tyler Murphy and Kathy Schiflett. Candidate information follows official Fayette County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Fayette County Board of Education, Division 2 election in Kentucky?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Kentucky are on the Kentucky election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Fayette County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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