Russell County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Russell County races, led by the Kentucky House District 83 contest.
Judges
District Judge, 40th Judicial District, Division 1Nonpartisan race · Scarlett B. Latham
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Scarlett B. Latham Nonpartisan Incumbent
Scarlett B. Latham serves as the District Court judge for the 40th Judicial District, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Scarlett B. Latham 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 40th Judicial District (Clinton, Russell, Wayne) 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, 40th Judicial District, Division 2Nonpartisan race · Athena Cooper Bradshaw · Tom Simmons
Athena Cooper Bradshaw Nonpartisan
Athena Cooper Bradshaw is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 40th Judicial District, Division 2, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Tom Simmons Nonpartisan
Tom Simmons is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 40th Judicial District, Division 2, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Athena Cooper Bradshaw and Tom Simmons are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 40th Judicial District (Clinton, Russell, Wayne) 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 pageKentucky Supreme Court, 3rd DistrictNonpartisan race · Debra Hembree Lambert
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Debra Hembree Lambert is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kentucky Supreme Court, 3rd District.
Debra Hembree Lambert Nonpartisan Incumbent
Debra Hembree Lambert is the incumbent justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, 3rd District, elected in 2018 and chosen by her fellow justices as Chief Justice in January 2025, per the court's official biography. She previously served as a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge and as a circuit/family court judge in the 28th Judicial Circuit. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Elected by the voters of the 3rd Supreme Court District, which covers 25 counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. One name is on the ballot for this seat; it still prints. District lines are set by KRS 21A.010.
Full race pageKentucky Court of Appeals, 3rd DistrictNonpartisan race · Greg Lay
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Greg Lay is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kentucky Court of Appeals, 3rd District.
Greg Lay Nonpartisan
Greg Lay is a sitting judge with more than 20 years of judicial experience and is a candidate for Kentucky Court of Appeals, 3rd District, per his campaign site.
Elected by the voters of the 3rd Appellate District, which covers 25 counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. One name is on the ballot for this seat; it still prints. District lines are set by KRS 21A.010.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressKentucky House District 83Joshua Branscum (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Joshua Branscum Republican Incumbent
Joshua Branscum is the incumbent Republican state representative for Kentucky House District 83, according to the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission's member roster. No campaign website or independent biographical source was found as of September 8, 2026.
Joshua Branscum (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 83; Joshua Branscum 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. Joshua Branscum 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 pageSee your full ballot
Voting info and more
Voting info and more
Verify your ballot with the official election office.
Cross-check every race and candidate with the official election office. Official sources are the final word.
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 Russell County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
Russell County sample ballot 2026: who is running for kentucky supreme court and kentucky court of appeals, 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 →
How do I see my exact Russell County ballot?
Enter your ZIP code in the lookup for the statewide and congressional races on every ballot in the county, or a full street address to add the county, city and district contests for that location. Look up your ballot →
Kentucky statewide racesEvery Kentucky race on this county's ballot.All Kentucky ballot measures1 statewide ballot measure