One candidate is tracked for Whitley County Magistrate, 4th Magisterial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Raleigh Meadors. Candidate information follows official Whitley County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Raleigh Meadors won re-election with 1,141 votes (58 percent) over Eugene Smith (830) in the Republican primary, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed, so Meadors is unopposed in November. Meadors is the sitting 4th District magistrate, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
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Raleigh Meadors is the incumbent Whitley County Magistrate for the 4th District, re-elected in the May 2026 Republican primary and unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per The News Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Raleigh Meadors.
Who is running for Whitley County Magistrate, 4th Magisterial District in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Whitley County Magistrate, 4th Magisterial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Raleigh Meadors. Candidate information follows official Whitley County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Whitley County Magistrate, 4th 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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