Powell County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Powell County races, led by the Kentucky Senate District 30 contest.
Judges
District Judge, 39th Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · William Gary Salyers
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
William Gary Salyers Nonpartisan Incumbent
William Gary Salyers serves as the District Court judge for the 39th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
William Gary Salyers 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 39th Judicial District (Breathitt, Wolfe, Powell) 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 30Brandon D. Smith (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Brandon D. Smith Republican Incumbent
Brandon Smith is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky Senate District 30, serving since 2008 after prior service in the Kentucky House. He is the owner of Mohawk Energy, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Brandon D. Smith (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 30; Brandon D. Smith 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. Brandon D. Smith 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 91Darrell Billings (R) · David Johnson (D)
Darrell Billings Republican
- support for the Second Amendment
- lowering the state income tax
- advocacy for Kentucky's agricultural sector
Per the campaign site.
About Darrell Billings
Darrell Billings is a lifelong farmer running for the Kentucky House of Representatives, per the campaign site. He describes himself as a supporter of the Second Amendment and says he will advocate for farmers in Frankfort, per the campaign site.
David Johnson Democratic
- public school funding and support for special education
- access to rural healthcare and keeping local hospitals and clinics open
- local control over decisions about data center construction
Per the campaign site.
About David Johnson
David Johnson is a public school teacher and special education teacher in Madison and Estill counties running for Kentucky House District 91, per the campaign site. He previously served on the Richmond Human Rights Commission after being appointed by the mayor, per the campaign site. He says he helped advance Kentucky's insulin copay cap during a prior term of advocacy before the General Assembly, per the campaign site.
Darrell Billings (Republican), David Johnson (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 91. Not on the November ballot: Bill Wesley, 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.
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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 Powell County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
Powell County sample ballot 2026: who is running for kentucky house and kentucky senate, 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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