2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 30th Judicial District, Division 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jonathan Max Allen and Karen Faulkner. Candidate information follows official Jefferson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Jonathan Max Allen and Karen Faulkner are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 30th Judicial District (Jefferson) 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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Jonathan Max Allen is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 30th Judicial District, Division 8, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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Karen Faulkner has worked in the Jefferson County courts for twenty years and currently serves as a District Court Judge, per her campaign site. She is a graduate of the University of Louisville and the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, per her campaign site. She worked as a public defender for more than six years before opening a private practice, and has served as an adjunct professor at the Brandeis School of Law, per her campaign site.
Who is running for District Judge, 30th Judicial District, Division 8 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 30th Judicial District, Division 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jonathan Max Allen and Karen Faulkner. Candidate information follows official Jefferson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the District Judge, 30th Judicial District, Division 8 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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