2 candidates are tracked for Jessamine County Magistrate District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kent Slusher and Joey Davis. Candidate information follows official Jessamine County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Contested: incumbent Kent Slusher (R) faces Joey Davis (D) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list. Slusher is confirmed as the sitting magistrate for this district on the county's official roster.
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This race. The sitting officeholder, Kent Slusher, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Kent Slusher is a horticulturalist for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and a lifelong Jessamine County resident, per his official Fiscal Court profile. He spent 24 years as a state forest ranger and state forester before earning election as District 4 magistrate, and cites the Vince Road bridge and Groggins Ferry Road as infrastructure priorities, per the same profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Democratic
Joey Davis appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Jessamine County Magistrate District 4, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Who is running for Jessamine County Magistrate District 4 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Jessamine County Magistrate District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kent Slusher and Joey Davis. Candidate information follows official Jessamine County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Jessamine County Magistrate District 4 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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Candidate roster from official Jessamine County and state election office filings, last verified October 2, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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