2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 18th Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Brian T. Canupp and Gregory E. J. Coulson. Candidate information follows official Harrison County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Gregory E. J. Coulson, is on the ballot.
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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.
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.
Who is running for District Judge, 18th Judicial District in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 18th Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Brian T. Canupp and Gregory E. J. Coulson. Candidate information follows official Harrison County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the District Judge, 18th Judicial District 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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