Harrison County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Harrison County races, led by the Kentucky House District 70 contest.
Judges
Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Division 1Nonpartisan race · William "Joey" Verax IV.
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
William "Joey" Verax IV. Nonpartisan Incumbent
William "Joey" Verax IV. serves as the Circuit Court judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
William "Joey" Verax IV. 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 18th Judicial Circuit (Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson) 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, 18th Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Brian T. Canupp · Gregory E. J. Coulson
Brian T. Canupp Nonpartisan
Brian T. Canupp is an attorney at Canupp Law Office in Cynthiana, Kentucky, practicing bankruptcy, disability and personal injury law, per his law office's website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Gregory E. J. Coulson Nonpartisan Incumbent
Gregory E. J. Coulson serves as the District Court judge for the 18th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Brian T. Canupp and Gregory E. J. Coulson are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 18th Judicial District (Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson) 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 House District 70Mike Fisher (R) · Charlotte Harris (D)
Mike Fisher Republican
Mike Fisher is the Republican nominee for Kentucky House District 70 in the November 2026 general election, according to the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. No campaign website or independent biographical source was found as of September 8, 2026.
Charlotte Harris Democratic
- Supports raising the minimum wage to a living wage in the district
- Supports keeping healthcare accessible and affordable for Kentuckians
Per the campaign site.
About Charlotte Harris
Charlotte Harris is a retired orthopedic surgeon who practiced in and around Mason County for more than three decades, per the campaign site. Born on a small dairy farm in the mountains of Virginia, she later settled in Maysville, Kentucky, per the campaign site. Harris is a candidate for Kentucky House District 70.
Mike Fisher (Republican), Charlotte Harris (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 70. Not on the November ballot: William Lawrence, the sitting member per the roster. 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.
Who is on the ballot in Harrison County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
Harrison County sample ballot 2026: who is running for circuit judge 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.
When is the 2026 general election in Kentucky?
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