Gallatin County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Gallatin County races, led by the Kentucky Senate District 20 contest.
Judges
Circuit Judge, 54th Judicial Circuit, Division 4Nonpartisan race · Jennifer Dusing
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jennifer Dusing Nonpartisan Incumbent
Jennifer Dusing serves as the Family Court judge (a division of Circuit Court) for the 54th Judicial Circuit, Division 4, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Jennifer Dusing 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 54th Judicial Circuit (Boone, Gallatin) 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.
Full race pageDistrict Judge, 54th Judicial District, Division 1Nonpartisan race · Jeffrey S. Smith
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jeffrey S. Smith Nonpartisan Incumbent
Jeffrey S. Smith serves as the District Court judge for the 54th Judicial District, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Jeffrey S. Smith 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 54th Judicial District (Boone, Gallatin) 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.
Full race pageDistrict Judge, 54th Judicial District, Division 2Nonpartisan race · Marcia Thomas
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Marcia Thomas Nonpartisan Incumbent
Marcia Thomas serves as the District Court judge for the 54th Judicial District, Division 2, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Marcia Thomas 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 54th Judicial District (Boone, Gallatin) 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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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressKentucky Senate District 20Stella R. Pollard (D) · Gex "jay" Williams (R)
Stella R. Pollard Democratic
- Local infrastructure and public works accountability
- Support for working families and public education
Per the campaign site.
About Stella R. Pollard
Stella Pollard is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky Senate District 20. A public school educator with more than 12 years of experience and the first in her family to graduate from college, she serves as president of the Franklin County Democratic Women's Club, according to her campaign site.
Gex "jay" Williams Republican Incumbent
Gex Williams is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky Senate District 20. An internet and IT consultant and software developer, he previously served in the Kentucky House and Senate in the 1990s before returning to the Senate in 2023, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Stella R. Pollard (Democratic), Gex "jay" Williams (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 20; Gex "jay" Williams 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.
Full race pageKentucky House District 61Savannah Maddox (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Savannah Maddox Republican Incumbent
- Supports eliminating Kentucky's state income tax
- Campaign site says Maddox is strongly pro-life
Per the campaign site.
About Savannah Maddox
Savannah Maddox is a sixth-generation Grant Countian and the sitting State Representative for Kentucky House District 61, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Maddox filed Constitutional Carry legislation that was enacted into law.
Savannah Maddox (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 61; Savannah Maddox 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. Savannah Maddox 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 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.
Who is on the ballot in Gallatin County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
Gallatin County sample ballot 2026: who is running for circuit judge, kentucky senate and kentucky house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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