Buddy Cardwell
Biography
Buddy Cardwell is the incumbent Hopkins County Magistrate for the 2nd District, per the Hopkins County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hopkins County Magistrate, 2nd Magisterial District
Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hopkins County Magistrate, 2nd Magisterial District
One candidate is tracked for Hopkins County Magistrate, 2nd Magisterial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Buddy Cardwell. Candidate information follows official Hopkins County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Buddy Cardwell is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no opposing candidate filed for Hopkins County Magistrate, 2nd Magisterial District, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings for Hopkins County. Buddy Cardwell is the sitting 2nd District magistrate, per the Hopkins County government website.
What this office does
Justice of the peace. Justices of the peace handle the lowest-level court matters: small claims, evictions, traffic and minor criminal cases, and, in some states, marriages and inquests. The office is part of the judiciary, so candidates are limited in what they may promise.
This race. One name is on the ballot for this seat.