Nicholas County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Nicholas County races, led by the Kentucky House District 72 contest.
Judges
Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Division 1Nonpartisan race · William "Joey" Verax IV.
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
William "Joey" Verax IV. Nonpartisan Incumbent
William "Joey" Verax IV. serves as the Circuit Court judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
William "Joey" Verax IV. 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 18th Judicial Circuit (Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson) 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.
Full race pageDistrict Judge, 18th Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Brian T. Canupp · Gregory E. J. Coulson
Brian T. Canupp Nonpartisan
Brian T. Canupp is an attorney at Canupp Law Office in Cynthiana, Kentucky, practicing bankruptcy, disability and personal injury law, per his law office's website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Gregory E. J. Coulson Nonpartisan Incumbent
Gregory E. J. Coulson serves as the District Court judge for the 18th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Brian T. Canupp and Gregory E. J. Coulson are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 18th Judicial District (Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson) 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 House District 72Matthew R. Koch (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Matthew R. Koch Republican Incumbent
Matthew R. Koch is the incumbent Republican state representative for Kentucky House District 72, according to the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission's member roster. No working campaign website or independent biographical source was found as of September 8, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Matthew R. Koch (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 72; Matthew R. Koch 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. Matthew R. Koch 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 Nicholas County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
Nicholas County sample ballot 2026: who is running for circuit judge 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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