Muhlenberg County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
10 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 9 Muhlenberg County races, led by the Muhlenberg County Judge/Executive contest.
County offices
Magistrate District 1Janie Phelps (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Janie Phelps (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Muhlenberg County Magistrate District 1.
Janie Phelps Republican
No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Janie Phelps.
Janie Phelps won a four-way Republican primary with 306 votes, ahead of Darren "Dobber" Lee Piper (198), Josh McDowell (160), and Jerrod L. Lindsay (152), per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Muhlenberg County primary canvass. No Democratic primary contest appears in the canvass; Phelps is treated as unopposed pending re-verification.
Full race pageMagistrate District 2Ronnie J. Jones (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Ronnie J. Jones (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Muhlenberg County Magistrate District 2.
Ronnie J. Jones Republican
No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ronnie J. Jones.
Ronnie J. Jones won the Republican primary with 375 votes to Kyle McPherson's 166, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Muhlenberg County primary canvass. No Democratic primary contest appears in the canvass; Jones is treated as unopposed pending re-verification.
Full race pageMagistrate District 4Brent Sherrod (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Brent Sherrod (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Muhlenberg County Magistrate District 4.
Brent Sherrod Republican
No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Brent Sherrod.
Brent Sherrod won a four-way Republican primary with 388 votes, ahead of Keith Phillips (357), Joshua "Radar" Wright (229), and Keira Elitzer (111), per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Muhlenberg County primary canvass. No Democratic primary contest appears in the canvass; Sherrod is treated as unopposed pending re-verification.
Full race pageConstable District 3Jerrod Franklin (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jerrod Franklin (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Muhlenberg County Constable District 3.
Jerrod Franklin Republican
No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jerrod Franklin.
Jerrod Franklin won a close four-way Republican primary with 287 votes to Joe L. Ford's 282, Joshua "Josh" Beatty's 274, and Phil Harvell's 142, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Muhlenberg County primary canvass. No Democratic primary contest appears in the canvass; Franklin is treated as unopposed pending re-verification.
Full race pageSchool board
Board of Education, Division 4Nonpartisan race · Debra "debbie" Melton
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Debra "debbie" Melton is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Muhlenberg County Board of Education, Division 4.
Debra "debbie" Melton Nonpartisan
Debra "debbie" Melton is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Muhlenberg County Board of Education, Division 4, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's candidate filings. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan Muhlenberg County Board of Education seat on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot; one filer, unopposed per the Secretary of State candidate filings.
Full race pageBoard of Education, Division 5Nonpartisan race · Terri L. Durham
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Terri L. Durham is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Muhlenberg County Board of Education, Division 5.
Terri L. Durham Nonpartisan Incumbent
Terri L. Durham currently serves on the Muhlenberg County Board of Education, per the district's official staff page. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan Muhlenberg County Board of Education seat on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot; one filer, unopposed per the Secretary of State candidate filings.
Full race pageJudges
Judge/ExecutiveMack McGehee (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Mack McGehee (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Muhlenberg County Judge/Executive.
Mack McGehee Republican Incumbent
Mack McGehee is the incumbent Muhlenberg County Judge/Executive. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Mack McGehee.
Mack McGehee, the incumbent, won a four-way Republican primary by a narrow margin: 1,427 votes to Kevin Gunn's 1,406, Jordan Baize's 1,085, and Jeremy Lee Nelson's 992, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Muhlenberg County primary canvass. No Democratic primary contest appears in the canvass, and no Democratic candidate was confirmed from an official source; McGehee is treated as unopposed pending re-verification against the county's certified November ballot.
Full race pageDistrict 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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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressKentucky House District 15Rebecca Raymer (R) · Chris Waddell (D)
Rebecca Raymer Republican Incumbent
- Campaign site says Raymer is pro-life and pro-Second Amendment
- Focuses on lower taxes and less red tape for farmers and small-business owners
Per the campaign site.
About Rebecca Raymer
Rebecca Raymer describes Raymer's campaign as running to be a neighbor rather than a career politician, representing Butler and Muhlenberg counties, per the campaign site. Raymer is a candidate for Kentucky House District 15.
Chris Waddell Democratic
- Expanding equitable access to healthcare
- Improving quality education for children in the district
- Supporting sustainable community and economic development
Per the campaign site.
About Chris Waddell
Chris Waddell was born and raised in Muhlenberg County and is running for the Kentucky House seat representing Butler and Muhlenberg Counties, per his campaign website.
Rebecca Raymer (Republican), Chris Waddell (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 15; Rebecca Raymer 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.
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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 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
Muhlenberg County sample ballot 2026: who is running for county judge/executive, magistrate and constable, 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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Candidate roster last updated Sep 25, 2026 from official election sources.