McLean County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 McLean County races, led by the Kentucky Senate District 8 contest.
Judges
District Judge, 45th Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Eric S. Stovall
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Eric S. Stovall Nonpartisan Incumbent
Eric S. Stovall has served as Directing Attorney and Western Regional Manager for the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy since 2009, with nineteen years trying cases throughout western Kentucky, per his campaign site. He previously worked in private practice and as an Assistant Commonwealth and County Attorney, per his campaign site. He holds a J.D. with honors from the University of Kentucky College of Law and is a lifelong Muhlenberg County resident.
Eric S. Stovall is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Kentucky prints unopposed candidates, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 45th Judicial District (Muhlenberg, McLean) 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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Find your districts by addressKentucky Senate District 8Gary M. Boswell (R) · Vicki Quisenberry (D)
Gary M. Boswell Republican
Gary Boswell is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky Senate District 8, serving since 2023. A farmer and real estate development professional, he previously served as a Daviess County commissioner, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Vicki Quisenberry Democratic
- support for public education
- healthcare access
- economic development
Per the campaign site.
About Vicki Quisenberry
Vicki Quisenberry is running for Kentucky Senate District 8, covering Daviess, Hancock, and McLean counties, per the campaign site. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Management and an MBA from Murray State University, per the campaign site. She founded the Empowerment Academy, a nonprofit providing long-term safe housing focused on education for high school students, and previously served as executive director of the Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools, per the campaign site.
Gary M. Boswell (Republican), Vicki Quisenberry (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 8. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageKentucky House District 12Jim Gooch Jr. (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Incumbent
Jim Gooch Jr. is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky House District 12, serving since 1995. He is an insurance agent who previously served as Mayor of Providence, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Jim Gooch Jr. (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 12; Jim Gooch Jr. is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (legislature.ky.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Jim Gooch Jr. is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat; unopposed candidates still appear on Kentucky ballots, so the race is on the November 3 ballot but is not contested.
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Kentucky party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition, and the field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list (web.sos.ky.gov/CandidateFilings). Kentucky prints unopposed candidates; declared write-in candidates never print. Kentucky elects its statewide constitutional officers in odd-numbered years, so no governor or row-office race is on this ballot; county officers (judge/executive, clerk, sheriff, attorney, jailer, magistrates, PVA and coroner) run in 2026 and file with county clerks.
Who is on the ballot in McLean County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
McLean County sample ballot 2026: who is running for kentucky senate and kentucky house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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