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Madison County, KY

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

15 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, Kentucky District 6
4 candidates
Federal ▾
Ralph Alvarado portrait
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Ralph Alvarado
REP
Biography
Ralph Alvarado is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's open 6th Congressional District seat. A physician with nearly three decades of experience treating patients across Central Kentucky, he previously served as a Kentucky state senator and later as Tennessee's Commissioner of Health, according to his campaign site and Kentucky Lantern reporting.
Top Priorities
  • Health care reform and lowering costs
  • Addressing the cost of living
Per the alvaradoforcongress.com.
Campaign siteFull profile
Jay J Bowman portrait
JJ
Jay J Bowman
Biography
Bowman is a small business owner and entrepreneur who has spent about four decades in self-employment, working in fields including construction and AI-based electronics and pest-control systems, per the campaign site. He grew up in Michigan and Utah before settling in Lexington, Kentucky in the early 1990s, per the campaign site. He is running as an independent for Kentucky's 6th District, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Tax reform
  • Kentucky agriculture and affordability
Per the bowman2026.com.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Zach Dembo
DEM
Biography
Zach Dembo is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's open 6th Congressional District seat. A Navy veteran and former teacher raised in Lexington, he later worked as a federal prosecutor in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and served as policy advisor and legislative director for Gov. Andy Beshear, according to Kentucky Lantern reporting.
Top Priorities
  • Banning members of Congress from stock trading
  • Banning corporate PAC donations and lobbying by former federal officials
Per the WKYT.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Pete Lynch
Biography
Pete Lynch is an independent candidate for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District running with the support of The Kentucky Party. He holds a Ph.D. in American politics and has taught at the University of Kentucky, Centre College, and Eastern Kentucky University, according to his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Reducing the influence of wealthy donors in Congress
  • Representing the middle class and working families
Per the petelynchforkentucky.com.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Ralph Alvarado (Republican), Jay J Bowman (Independent), Zach Dembo (Democratic), Pete Lynch (Kentucky Party) meet on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. The seat is open: Rep. Andy Barr, the sitting member per the House roster, is not on the November ballot. Declared write-in candidate Robert Quigley does not print on the ballot, per the same list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition.
U.S. Senate
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Andy Barr portrait
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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
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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.
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Countywide races in Madison County

ZIP 40403 sits in Madison County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Madison County races (29).

Madison County Judge/Executive
1 candidate
County ▾
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Donna Agee
REP
Biography
Donna Agee filed as the Republican candidate for Madison County Judge/Executive for the 2026 general election, according to the Madison County Clerk's official candidate list. The office is currently held by Reagan Taylor, per the county's official roster of elected officials. 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
Donna Agee won the May 19, 2026 three-way Republican primary over Reagan Taylor and Charles (Chuck) Givens, per the official primary ballot; she is the only candidate shown for this office on the Madison County Clerk's official current-candidates list, so she is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Madison County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kenny Barger
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Kenny Barger is the incumbent Madison County clerk, first elected in 2010 and in office since January 2011. A Richmond native and Eastern Kentucky University attendee, he previously worked in his family's Barger's Towing and Recovery business and as a manager at Mikron Industries, per the clerk's office website.
Top Priorities
  • Expand digital services, including online vehicle registration renewal
  • Keep the clerk's office cost-efficient and customer-focused
  • Maintain accessible branch locations with extended hours
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
Kenny Barger is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's official current-candidates list.
Madison County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tony Terry
REP
Biography
Tony Terry filed as the Republican candidate for Madison County Sheriff for the 2026 general election, according to the Madison County Clerk's official candidate list. The office is currently held by Mike Coyle, per the county's official roster of elected officials. 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
Tony Terry is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's official current-candidates list; no primary contest for this office appeared on the certified May 19, 2026 ballot.
Madison County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jennie Y. Haymond
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Currently serves as Madison County Attorney, per Madison County official elected officials page. Filed as the Republican candidate to continue in the office for the 2026 general election, per Madison County Clerk's official 2026 candidate list. 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
Jennie Y. Haymond is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's official current-candidates list.
Madison County Jailer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Doug Thomas
REP
Biography
Doug Thomas filed as the Republican candidate for Madison County Jailer for the 2026 general election, according to the Madison County Clerk's official candidate list. The office is currently held by Larry Brock, per the county's official roster of elected officials. 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
Doug Thomas won the May 19, 2026 three-way Republican primary over Larry R. Brock and Jonathan Everett King, per the official primary ballot; he is the only candidate shown for this office on the Madison County Clerk's official current-candidates list, so he is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Madison County Coroner
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jimmy Cornelison
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Currently serves as Madison County Coroner, per Madison County official elected officials page. Filed as the Democratic candidate to continue in the office for the 2026 general election, per Madison County Clerk's official 2026 candidate list. 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
Jimmy Cornelison is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's official current-candidates list; no Republican filed for this office.
Madison County Property Valuation Administrator
1 candidate
County ▾
BA
Billy Ackerman
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Currently serves as Madison County Property Valuation Administrator, per Madison County official elected officials page. Filed as the Republican candidate to continue in the office for the 2026 general election, per Madison County Clerk's official 2026 candidate list. 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
Billy Ackerman is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's official current-candidates list; no primary contest for this office appeared on the certified May 19, 2026 ballot.
Madison County Surveyor
1 candidate
County ▾
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Stuart W. Spencer
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Currently serves as Madison County Surveyor, per Madison County official elected officials page. Filed as the Republican candidate to continue in the office for the 2026 general election, per Madison County Clerk's official 2026 candidate list. 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
Stuart W. Spencer is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Madison County Clerk's official current-candidates list; no primary contest for this office appeared on the certified May 19, 2026 ballot.
District Judge, 25th Judicial District, Division 1
2 candidates
County ▾
DD
Darrian D. Botts
Biography
Darrian D. Botts is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 25th Judicial District, Division 1, 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
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Tyler S. Frazier
INCUMBENT
Biography
Tyler S. Frazier serves as the District Court judge for the 25th Judicial District, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Darrian D. Botts and Tyler S. Frazier are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 25th Judicial District (Clark, Madison) 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, 25th Judicial District, Division 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Robert Jennings
INCUMBENT
Biography
Robert Jennings serves as the District Court judge for the 25th Judicial District, Division 2, 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
Robert Jennings 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 25th Judicial District (Clark, Madison) 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, 25th Judicial District, Division 3
1 candidate
County ▾
EN
Earl-Ray Neal
INCUMBENT
Biography
Earl-Ray Neal serves as the District Court judge for the 25th Judicial District, Division 3, 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
Earl-Ray Neal 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 25th Judicial District (Clark, Madison) 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.
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 5th District, Division 1
2 candidates
County ▾
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Will Moynahan
Biography
Will Moynahan is the incumbent judge of the Court of Appeals, 5th Appellate District, Division 1, appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear in April 2025, per his campaign site. He previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Kentucky and is a Naval Reserve aviator who flew combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Top Priorities
  • Fairness and impartiality drawn from his legal and military service, per the campaign site
Campaign siteFull profile
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Lucy Ferguson VanMeter
Biography
Lucy Ferguson VanMeter has served as a judge of the Fayette Circuit Court since 2018, per her campaign site. She previously was an equity partner at Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, handling civil and criminal cases across more than 50 Kentucky counties.
Top Priorities
  • Appellate judges should have state trial-court experience, per the campaign site
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Elected by the voters of the 5th Appellate District, which covers Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Scott and Woodford counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by KRS 21A.010.

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