Jack Whitfield Jr.
Republican
Biography
Jack Whitfield Jr. is the incumbent Hopkins County Judge-Executive, per the Hopkins County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hopkins County Judge-Executive
Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hopkins County Judge-Executive
One candidate is tracked for Hopkins County Judge-Executive on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jack Whitfield Jr.. Candidate information follows official Hopkins County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Jack Whitfield Jr. is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no opposing candidate filed for Hopkins County Judge-Executive, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings for Hopkins County. Whitfield is the sitting Hopkins County Judge-Executive, per the Hopkins County government website.
What this office does
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. Every voter in Hopkins County votes on this seat. One name is on the ballot for this seat.