Union County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
3 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Union County races, led by the Kentucky Senate District 4 contest.
Judges
District Judge, 5th Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Ben Leonard
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Ben Leonard Nonpartisan Incumbent
Ben Leonard has practiced law for nearly twenty years, handling criminal and civil matters in Crittenden, Union and Webster counties, Kentucky, per an archived campaign website. No current campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Ben Leonard 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 5th Judicial District (Crittenden, Union, Webster) 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 4Robert M. "Robby" Mills (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Robert M. "Robby" Mills Republican
Robert M. "Robby" Mills is the Republican candidate for Kentucky Senate District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings. Robby Mills is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky Senate District 4. A small business owner, he previously served as a Henderson city commissioner and in the Kentucky House before joining the Senate in 2019, where he is Majority Caucus Chair, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Robert M. "Robby" Mills (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 4. Declared write-in candidate Janyna Lynn Russelburg does not print on the ballot. 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. Robert M. "Robby" Mills 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 12Jim Gooch Jr. (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Incumbent
Jim Gooch Jr. is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky House District 12, serving since 1995. He is an insurance agent who previously served as Mayor of Providence, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Jim Gooch Jr. (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 12; Jim Gooch Jr. 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. Jim Gooch Jr. 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 Union County, Kentucky on November 3, 2026?
Union 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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