Mike Tackett
Democratic Incumbent
Biography
Mike Tackett is the incumbent Floyd County Magistrate for District 3. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Floyd County, Kentucky
Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 3
Floyd County, Kentucky
Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 3
2 candidates are tracked for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mike Tackett and Orville Mitchell Jr. Candidate information follows official Floyd County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Mike Tackett, the incumbent, won a three-way Democratic primary with 790 votes to Jimmy Dwayne Tackett's 574 and Glennis Ray Caudill's 67, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Floyd County primary canvass. Orville Mitchell Jr. had no Republican primary opponent, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup, which lists him as a Republican (the Floyd County Clerk's filing listing instead labels him Independent).
What this office does
Justice of the peace. Justices of the peace handle the lowest-level court matters: small claims, evictions, traffic and minor criminal cases, and, in some states, marriages and inquests. The office is part of the judiciary, so candidates are limited in what they may promise.
This race. The sitting officeholder, Mike Tackett, is on the ballot.