Hart County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Hart County races, led by the Kentucky House District 24 contest.
Judges
District Judge, 10th Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Teresa R. McMahan-Miller · David C. Perkins
Teresa R. McMahan-Miller Nonpartisan Incumbent
Teresa R. McMahan-Miller serves as the District Court judge for the 10th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
David C. Perkins Nonpartisan
David C. Perkins is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 10th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Teresa R. McMahan-Miller and David C. Perkins are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 10th Judicial District (Hart, Larue) 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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Find your districts by addressKentucky House District 24Ryan Dale Bivens (R) · Johnny Pennington (D)
Ryan Dale Bivens Republican Incumbent
Ryan Bivens is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky House District 24, serving since 2025. He is a self-employed farmer, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Johnny Pennington Democratic
- Improving education
- Ensuring water is safe to drink
- Bringing jobs to District 24
Per the campaign site.
About Johnny Pennington
Johnny Pennington is a lifelong Kentucky resident with family roots in Hart County, per the Hart County Democrats. Pennington is running for Kentucky House District 24, covering Hart, Green and LaRue counties. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Ryan Dale Bivens (Republican), Johnny Pennington (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 24; Ryan Dale Bivens 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.
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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 Hart County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
Hart County sample ballot 2026: who is running for 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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