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Who is on the ballot in 40601?

Franklin County, KY

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

13 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, Kentucky District 1
2 candidates
Federal ▾
James R. Comer portrait
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James R. Comer
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Comer studied agriculture at Western Kentucky University, graduating in 1993, and became a farmer after taking out a loan to buy his first farm, per the campaign site. He served six terms in the Kentucky House, then as Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture starting in 2011, before his election to the U.S. House in 2016, per the campaign site. He now chairs the House Oversight Committee and grew up in rural Monroe County, Kentucky, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Government accountability and oversight of federal agencies
  • Reducing government waste, fraud and abuse
Per the jamescomer.com.
Key voting record
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
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 National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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John "Drew" Williams
DEM
Biography
John "Drew" Williams is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District. A lifelong resident of Marshall County, he graduated from Murray State University in 2016 with a degree in history and a minor in biology, and has spent nearly two decades working in family-owned businesses building docks and marinas across five states, according to WPSD Local 6.
Top Priorities
  • agricultural resilience and support
  • congressional accountability
  • workplace protections and fair pay
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
James R. Comer (Republican), John "Drew" Williams (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. James Comer is the sitting member, per the House roster. 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 Franklin County

ZIP 40601 sits in Franklin County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Franklin County races (28).

Franklin County Judge/Executive
1 candidate
County ▾
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Michael Mueller
DEM
Biography
Mueller has served as Franklin County Judge/Executive since beginning his first term in January 2023, after previously representing the third district as magistrate, per Franklin County government official site. Mueller attended the University of Maryland School of Horticulture, served as vice president of Kentucky's largest nursery, and has served on the American Red Cross Board of Directors and the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, per Franklin County government official site. 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
Michael Mueller filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Franklin County Clerk's candidate filings. The only Republican filer, Brennan Lippert, withdrew his candidacy, per the same filings. Mueller is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Franklin County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jeff Hancock
DEM
Biography
Jeff Hancock is the sitting Franklin County Clerk, according to the county clerk's official site. He is seeking another four-year term and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per The State Journal. 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 Hancock filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Franklin County Clerk's candidate filings. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Hancock is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Franklin County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
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Max H. Comley
DEM
Biography
Comley is the current Franklin County Attorney, an office that serves as legal counsel for county government and represents the county in legal actions, per Franklin County government official site. 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
Max H. Comley filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Franklin County Clerk's candidate filings. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Comley is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Franklin County Sheriff
2 candidates
County ▾
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Dwayne Forrest Depp
DEM
Biography
Dwayne Forrest Depp has served in Kentucky law enforcement for more than 30 years, beginning his career with the Kentucky State Police and rising to post commander before retiring in 2009, according to Spectrum News 1. He was sworn in as Franklin County Sheriff in 2025 after serving as chief deputy, per the county's official site, and became the first Black sheriff to serve in the role. Depp is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
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Logan Curry
REP
Biography
Logan Curry is a candidate for Franklin County Sheriff, per his campaign site. No detailed career biography was found on the site as of September 27, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Reinstating a dedicated narcotics unit
  • Bringing back the D.A.R.E. program in schools
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Dwayne Forrest Depp won a three-way May 19, 2026 Democratic primary with 5,812 votes (67.34%), ahead of Brandon Muravchick (2,123, 24.60%) and Jonathan Presley (696, 8.06%), per the Franklin County Clerk's official cumulative primary results. Logan Curry won the Republican primary with 2,320 votes (63.37%) over Stephen Sutton (1,341, 36.63%), per the same results. Depp and Curry meet in the November 3, 2026 general election, per the State Journal.
Franklin County Jailer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tracy Hopper
DEM
Biography
Tracy Hopper is the sitting Franklin County Jailer running for re-election, per her campaign site. She has worked at the county jail as a Staff Sergeant and has experience as a Pretrial Officer, per her campaign site. She has lived in Franklin County her entire life, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Evidence-based approaches to substance-use treatment
  • Addressing mental health needs among people in custody
  • Reducing recidivism through program review
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
Tracy Hopper filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Franklin County Clerk's candidate filings. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Hopper is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Franklin County Coroner
1 candidate
County ▾
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Will Harrod
DEM
Biography
William C. Harrod is the current Franklin County Coroner, based at the county's Public Safety Complex, per Franklin County government official site. 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
Will Harrod ran unopposed on the Democratic primary ballot after fellow filer Elliott Scott Moore withdrew, receiving all 6,946 votes cast, per the Franklin County Clerk's official cumulative primary results. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Harrod is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Franklin County Property Valuation Administrator
1 candidate
County ▾
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Wil Rhodes
DEM
Biography
Rhodes was appointed to the Franklin County PVA office and is running for a first full term unopposed in 2026, per The State Journal. 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
Wil Rhodes filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Franklin County Clerk's candidate filings. No Republican or independent candidate filed; Rhodes is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
District Judge, 48th Judicial District, Division 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kathy R. Mangeot
INCUMBENT
Biography
Kathy R. Mangeot serves as the District Court judge for the 48th 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
Kathy R. Mangeot 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 48th Judicial District (Franklin) 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, 48th Judicial District, Division 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Chris Olds
INCUMBENT
Biography
Chris Olds serves as the District Court judge for the 48th 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
Chris Olds 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 48th Judicial District (Franklin) 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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