Monroe County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
3 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Monroe County races, led by the Kentucky Senate District 16 contest.
Judges
District Judge, 59th Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Kristi Castillo
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Kristi Castillo Nonpartisan Incumbent
Kristi Castillo serves as the District Court judge for the 59th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Kristi Castillo 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 59th Judicial District (Cumberland, Monroe) 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 16George Maxwell "Max" Wise (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
George Maxwell "Max" Wise Republican Incumbent
George Maxwell "Max" Wise is the Republican candidate for Kentucky Senate District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings. Max Wise is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky Senate District 16, serving since 2015 and currently the chamber's Majority Floor Leader. He is a professor at Campbellsville University and the University of Kentucky, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
George Maxwell "Max" Wise (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 16. George Maxwell "Max" Wise is the sitting member, per the roster. 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. George Maxwell "Max" Wise 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.
Full race pageKentucky House District 21Amy Neighbors (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Amy Neighbors Republican Incumbent
Amy Neighbors is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky House District 21, serving since 2023. She is a retired nursing home administrator, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Amy Neighbors (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 21; Amy Neighbors 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. Amy Neighbors 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 Monroe County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
Monroe 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.
When is the 2026 general election in Kentucky?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Kentucky are listed on the Kentucky election hub. Kentucky election hub →
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