One candidate is tracked for Whitley County Magistrate, 1st Magisterial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lloyd Carter. Candidate information follows official Whitley County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Lloyd Carter won a five-way Republican primary with 425 votes, beating C.J. Clark by a 48-vote margin, ahead of Jonah Rice (313), Bobby Parker (200) and James Hayes (150), per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed, so Carter is unopposed in November. The seat is open: sitting First District magistrate Scotty Harrison ran for county clerk instead of seeking re-election, per The News Journal.
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Lloyd Carter is the Republican nominee for Whitley County Magistrate, 1st Magisterial District, and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. He won an open-seat, five-way Republican primary after sitting magistrate Scotty Harrison ran for county clerk instead, per The News Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Lloyd Carter.
Who is running for Whitley County Magistrate, 1st Magisterial District in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Whitley County Magistrate, 1st Magisterial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lloyd Carter. Candidate information follows official Whitley County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Whitley County Magistrate, 1st Magisterial District election in Kentucky?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Kentucky are on the Kentucky election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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