Simpson County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
3 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Simpson County races, led by the Kentucky Senate District 32 contest.
Judges
District Judge, 49th Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Christopher Tomlinson
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Christopher Tomlinson Nonpartisan
Christopher Tomlinson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 49th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Christopher Tomlinson 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 49th Judicial District (Allen, Simpson) 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 32Mike Wilson (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Mike Wilson Republican Incumbent
Mike Wilson is the sitting state senator for Kentucky's 32nd District, representing Warren County, per the campaign site. He was born in 1951, grew up on farms in Mississippi and Tennessee, and is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, per the campaign site. He has lived in Bowling Green since 1993, per the campaign site. He serves on the Education, Economic Development Labor and Tourism, Veterans Military Affairs Public Protection, and Transportation committees, and serves as Majority Whip for his caucus, per the campaign site.
Mike Wilson (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 32; Mike Wilson 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. Mike Wilson 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 22Shawn McPherson (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Shawn McPherson Republican Incumbent
- Says he wants to help improve and push for better roads and infrastructure
Per the campaign site.
About Shawn McPherson
Shawn McPherson was raised on his parents' dairy farm in Monroe County and earned degrees in agri-business and animal nutrition from Western Kentucky University, per the campaign site. He worked as a staff appraiser for the Kentucky Department of Transportation before starting his own appraisal business, and for the past 20 years has served as CFO of family-owned assisted living facilities in Glasgow and Providence, per the campaign site. McPherson is a candidate for Kentucky House District 22.
Shawn McPherson (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 22; Shawn McPherson 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. Shawn McPherson 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 Simpson County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
Simpson County sample ballot 2026: who is running for kentucky senate 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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