Tim Riggs
Republican
Biography
Riggs is a lifelong Hopkins County resident and the Republican nominee for Magistrate, 3rd Magisterial District, per Dawson Springs Progress. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hopkins County Magistrate, 3rd Magisterial District
Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hopkins County Magistrate, 3rd Magisterial District
2 candidates are tracked for Hopkins County Magistrate, 3rd Magisterial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tim Riggs and Vicki Dickerson Thomison. Candidate information follows official Hopkins County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Tim Riggs won the Republican primary over David R. Wiley, 451 votes to 161, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Hopkins County primary recap. He meets Democratic nominee Vicki Dickerson Thomison, who was unopposed in her primary, in November. Thomison is the sitting 3rd 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.