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Who is on the ballot in 40526?

Fayette County, KY

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

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40526 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Fayette County races

U.S. House, Kentucky District 6
4 candidates
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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
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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
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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 Fayette County

ZIP 40526 sits in Fayette County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Fayette County races (50).

Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator
1 candidate
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David ONeill
DEM
Biography
O'Neill is the incumbent Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator, having held the position since February 2009, per Vote Local Lexington. 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 ONeill (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator, per the Fayette County Clerk's November 3, 2026 general election candidates-in-ballot-order list (September 3, 2026). Kentucky prints unopposed candidates.
Fayette County Judge/Executive
1 candidate
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Mary Diane McCord Hanna
DEM
Biography
McCord Hanna holds degrees in family and health science and dental hygiene, and has worked as a dental hygienist, insurance clerk and retail assistant manager, per Vote Local Lexington. McCord Hanna owns and manages rental properties and a farm, and serves as president of the Old Richmond Road Neighborhood Association, per Vote Local Lexington. 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
Mary Diane McCord Hanna (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fayette County Judge/Executive, per the Fayette County Clerk's November 3, 2026 general election candidates-in-ballot-order list (September 3, 2026). Kentucky prints unopposed candidates.
Fayette County Attorney
1 candidate
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Angela Evans
DEM
Biography
Angela Evans is an attorney who was sworn in as Fayette County Attorney in 2022, becoming the first African American county attorney in Kentucky, per the office's official website. She has more than two decades of legal experience, including as a public defender, holds degrees from Clark Atlanta University, the University of Tennessee and Princeton University, and previously served three terms on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council.
Top Priorities
  • Stay smart on crime while promoting equity and transparency in the County Attorney's Office and supporting evidence-based public safety initiatives, per the cam
  • Address systemic inequities in the criminal justice system for crime victims, defendants and the county as a whole, 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
Angela Evans (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fayette County Attorney, per the Fayette County Clerk's November 3, 2026 general election candidates-in-ballot-order list (September 3, 2026). Kentucky prints unopposed candidates.
Fayette County Clerk
1 candidate
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Susan Lamb
DEM
Biography
Susan Lamb appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fayette County Clerk, per the county elections office's certified 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
Susan Lamb (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fayette County Clerk, per the Fayette County Clerk's November 3, 2026 general election candidates-in-ballot-order list (September 3, 2026). Kentucky prints unopposed candidates.
Fayette County Sheriff
1 candidate
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Kathy H. Witt
DEM
Biography
Kathy H. Witt has served as Fayette County Sheriff since 1998, after joining the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff in 1985, per her campaign site. She is a Commonwealth of Kentucky certified peace officer and has focused on programs for victims of domestic and sexual violence, survivors of crime, and vulnerable adults, per the site.
Top Priorities
  • Victim services and community outreach programs, per 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
Kathy H. Witt (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fayette County Sheriff, per the Fayette County Clerk's November 3, 2026 general election candidates-in-ballot-order list (September 3, 2026). Kentucky prints unopposed candidates.
Fayette County Coroner
1 candidate
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Gary Ginn
DEM
Biography
Gary Ginn is the Fayette County coroner, first elected in 2003, per a candidate profile aggregator. He is originally from Trimble County, Kentucky, and has worked in funeral service since 1979, including as a Lexington deputy coroner. 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
Gary Ginn (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fayette County Coroner, per the Fayette County Clerk's November 3, 2026 general election candidates-in-ballot-order list (September 3, 2026). Kentucky prints unopposed candidates.
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Mayor
2 candidates
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Linda Gorton
Biography
Linda Gorton is the sitting Mayor of Lexington, first elected in 2019 and reelected in 2022, per her campaign site. Before becoming mayor she served 16 years on the Urban County Council, including four years as vice mayor, per the site. She is a registered nurse and a graduate of the University of Kentucky.
Top Priorities
  • Reducing crime and improving public safety
  • Workforce training programs
  • Regional economic development
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Raquel E. Carter
Biography
Carter is a business owner and CEO of Guide Realty and serves on the Kentucky Real Estate Commission, appointed in 2020, per Vote Local Lexington. Carter previously chaired the Lexington Board of Adjustment from 2017 to 2025; this is her first run for office, per Vote Local Lexington. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Linda Gorton (Nonpartisan), Raquel E. Carter (Nonpartisan) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Mayor, per the Fayette County Clerk's November 3, 2026 general election candidates-in-ballot-order list (September 3, 2026).
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council At-Large (3 seats)
6 candidates
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William Tate Ohmer
Biography
Ohmer is a member of the Northside Neighborhood Association, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Herbert Lynn
Biography
Lynn works as an HVAC contractor, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Christopher Shafer
Biography
Shafer is an employee of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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James Brown
Biography
Brown is a current at-large member of the Urban County Council, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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Dan Wu
Biography
Wu is the incumbent Vice Mayor and an at-large member of the Urban County Council, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
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Stephanie Aschmann Spires
Biography
Spires is a former Fayette County School Board member, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
William Tate Ohmer (Nonpartisan), Herbert Lynn (Nonpartisan), Christopher Shafer (Nonpartisan), James Brown (Nonpartisan), Dan Wu (Nonpartisan), Stephanie Aschmann Spires (Nonpartisan) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council At-Large (3 seats), per the Fayette County Clerk's November 3, 2026 general election candidates-in-ballot-order list (September 3, 2026). Voters choose up to three.
District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division 1
1 candidate
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Denotra Spruill Gunther
INCUMBENT
Biography
Denotra Spruill Gunther serves as the District Court judge for the 22nd 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
Denotra Spruill Gunther 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 22nd Judicial District (Fayette) 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, 22nd Judicial District, Division 2
2 candidates
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Shannon Brooks
Biography
Shannon Brooks has served as a public defender since 2008, with 18 years serving Fayette County, including seven years as Directing Attorney of the Lexington Public Defender Office, per her campaign site. She is a member of the Fayette County Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, National Association for Public Defense and American Bar Association, per her campaign site. In June 2026 she received the Department of Public Advocacy's Professionalism and Excellence Award, per her campaign site.
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Alex Garcia
Biography
Alex Garcia spent over a decade as a Kentucky prosecutor before spending three years in education law focused on students' civil rights compliance, per his campaign site. He serves as a Major in the Judge Advocate General Corps for the United States Army Reserve, providing legal assistance to service members and their families, per his campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Shannon Brooks and Alex Garcia are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 22nd Judicial District (Fayette) 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, 22nd Judicial District, Division 3
1 candidate
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Lindsay Hughes Thurston
INCUMBENT
Biography
Lindsay Hughes Thurston serves as the District Court judge for the 22nd 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
Lindsay Hughes Thurston 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 22nd Judicial District (Fayette) 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, 22nd Judicial District, Division 4
1 candidate
County ▾
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Melissa Moore Murphy
INCUMBENT
Biography
Melissa Moore Murphy serves as the District Court judge for the 22nd Judicial District, Division 4, 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
Melissa Moore Murphy 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 22nd Judicial District (Fayette) 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, 22nd Judicial District, Division 5
1 candidate
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John Tackett
INCUMBENT
Biography
John Tackett serves as the District Court judge for the 22nd Judicial District, Division 5, 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
John Tackett 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 22nd Judicial District (Fayette) 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
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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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