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Oldham County, KY

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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40059 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Oldham County races

U.S. House

ZIP 40059 spans District 4 and District 3, so your U.S. House race depends on your street address. Enter a full address to pin down your district, or browse both fields on the Kentucky hub.

U.S. Senate
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Andy Barr portrait
AB
Andy Barr
REP
Biography
Andy Barr is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's open U.S. Senate seat and the sitting U.S. representative for the 6th Congressional District, per the House roster. A former attorney, he has served on the House Financial Services and Foreign Affairs committees, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Advance conservative fiscal, border, and energy policy
  • Support Kentucky jobs, veterans, and rural communities
  • Use House experience in financial services and foreign affairs
Key voting record
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
Charles Booker portrait
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Charles Booker
DEM
Biography
Charles Booker is a Democratic candidate for Kentucky's open U.S. Senate seat, a former state representative from Louisville, and the 2022 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. His campaign emphasizes economic dignity, working families, health care, racial justice, rural-urban coalition building, and a populist message aimed at Kentucky voters across party lines.
Top Priorities
  • Raise wages and support working families
  • Expand health-care access and economic dignity
  • Build a rural-urban coalition around accountability and justice
Campaign siteFull profile
CC
Christopher Campbell
Biography
Christopher Campbell is the Kentucky Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Kentucky on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile

Countywide races in Oldham County

ZIP 40059 sits in Oldham County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Oldham County races (32).

Oldham County Judge/Executive
1 candidate
County ▾
RH
Robert Houchens
REP
Biography
Robert Houchens is a small business owner and certified public accountant with a background in public and private accounting, according to the Oldham Era. He has served on Oldham County's Board of Adjustments and Appeals for more than ten years and chairs the board of the nonprofit Operation Parent, per the same report. Houchens is the Republican nominee for Oldham County Judge Executive; the county's official Judge Executive's Office page identifies David Voegele, not Houchens, as the sitting officeholder.
Top Priorities
  • Lower property taxes for county residents, per robhouchens.com
  • Pro-growth development balanced with preserving the county's rural and historic character, per The Oldham Era (pmg-ky1.com)
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Open seat: current Judge/Executive David Voegele (per the county's official page) did not file for another term. Robert Houchens won a five-way May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 4,401 votes (39.86%), ahead of John W. Black (2,940, 26.63%), Laura Tapp (2,114, 19.15%), Tom Sheffer (806, 7.30%) and Chris Haunz (779, 7.06%), per the clerk's official cumulative results. No Democratic or independent candidate filed for this office per the clerk's April 2026 filing list; Houchens is expected to be unopposed in November pending the posted composite ballot.
Oldham County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
AA
Amy Alvey
REP
Biography
Alvey is the incumbent Oldham County Clerk seeking reelection, per The Oldham Era. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Amy Alvey filed as the only candidate for County Clerk (Republican, filed 11/05/2025) per the clerk's April 2026 filing list; no primary was needed and no Democratic or independent candidate filed. She is treated as unopposed in November.
Oldham County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
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Timothy W. Wakefield
REP
Biography
Wakefield began his law enforcement career in 1990 with the Oldham County Police Department, retiring from the department in 2015, per the campaign site. He returned to public service as Oldham County Sheriff to continue serving the community, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Collaborating with cities, local government, police departments, businesses, schools, and civic groups
  • Ensuring residents and visitors feel safe in their neighborhoods and throughout the county
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Timothy W. Wakefield filed as the only candidate for Sheriff (Republican, filed 11/05/2025) per the clerk's April 2026 filing list; no primary was needed and no Democratic or independent candidate filed. He is the incumbent per the sheriff's official site (which lists his name as 'Timothy R. Wakefield' - a middle-initial discrepancy from the R/W initial on the clerk's filing list; not resolved here). Treated as unopposed in November.
Oldham County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
DB
D. Berry Baxter
REP
Biography
The Oldham County Attorney's Office handles child support services, delinquent tax collection, criminal prosecution, and other county legal matters, per Oldham County Attorney's Office official website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
D. Berry Baxter filed as the only candidate for County Attorney (Republican, filed 11/17/2025) per the clerk's April 2026 filing list; no primary was needed and no Democratic or independent candidate filed. He is confirmed as the current officeholder per oldhamcountyattorney.com. Treated as unopposed in November.
Oldham County Jailer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jeff Tindall
REP
Biography
Tindall is the incumbent Oldham County Jailer seeking reelection, per The Oldham Era. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Jeff Tindall filed as the only candidate for Jailer (Republican, filed 11/05/2025) per the clerk's April 2026 filing list; no primary was needed and no Democratic or independent candidate filed. Treated as unopposed in November.
Oldham County Coroner
1 candidate
County ▾
DT
David Thomas Pendleton
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
The Oldham County Coroner is David Pendleton, an elected position serving a four-year term, per Oldham County Coroner's Office official website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
David Thomas Pendleton filed as the only candidate for Coroner (Republican, filed 11/05/2025) per the clerk's April 2026 filing list; no primary was needed and no Democratic or independent candidate filed. He is confirmed as the current officeholder ('David Pendleton') per the county's official coroner page. Treated as unopposed in November.
Oldham County Property Valuation Administrator
1 candidate
County ▾
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Barbara Winters Dietrich
REP
Biography
Dietrich is the incumbent Oldham County Property Valuation Administrator seeking reelection, per The Oldham Era. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Barbara Winters Dietrich won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 5,484 votes (58.39%) over J. Albert Harrison (3,908, 41.61%), per the clerk's official cumulative results. No Democratic or independent candidate filed for PVA per the clerk's April 2026 filing list; she is expected to be unopposed in November.
Oldham County Surveyor
2 candidates
County ▾
JW
Joseph W. Scannell
REP
Biography
Joseph W. Scannell appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Oldham County Surveyor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
WD
Walter Denham
DEM
Biography
Denham is the incumbent Oldham County Surveyor seeking reelection, per The Oldham Era. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Joseph W. Scannell (Republican, filed 01/08/2026) and Walter Denham (Democrat, filed 11/25/2025) each filed as their party's only Surveyor candidate per the clerk's April 2026 filing list; each is that party's nominee without a primary contest, making this a CONTESTED November race.
District Judge, 12th Judicial District, Division 1
1 candidate
County ▾
DF
Daniel Fendley
INCUMBENT
Biography
Daniel Fendley serves as the District Court judge for the 12th Judicial District, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Daniel Fendley 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 12th Judicial District (Henry, Oldham, Trimble) 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.
District Judge, 12th Judicial District, Division 2
1 candidate
County ▾
JN
Jessica N. Beard
Biography
Jessica N. Beard is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 12th 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.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Jessica N. Beard 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 12th Judicial District (Henry, Oldham, Trimble) 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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