Scott E. Bevins
Biography
Scott E. Bevins filed as the Democratic candidate for Pike County Jailer for the 2026 election cycle, per Mountain Top Media candidate listing. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County Jailer
Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County Jailer
2 candidates are tracked for Pike County Jailer on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Scott E. Bevins and Ricky A. Bostic. Candidate information follows official Pike County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Open seat, contested: Scott E. Bevins (D) faces Ricky A. Bostic (R) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list. The sitting jailer, Brian Morris (per the Pike County government officials page), did not run for re-election as jailer. He ran for county judge/executive instead and finished second in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary for that office, per the State Board of Elections' official primary recap. Ricky A. Bostic won a six-way Republican jailer primary ahead of Jeremy Todd Miller, Ronald "Bubby" Scott II, William A. White, John Jason Fields and Perry Wayne Hatfield, per the same recap; Verda Mae Thacker, a Democratic filer, withdrew per the SOS list.