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U.S. House, Kentucky District 5
4 candidates
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Ned Pillersdorf
DEM
Biography
Ned Pillersdorf is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District. A Prestonsburg attorney with a poverty-focused law practice of 44 years, he holds degrees from Vanderbilt University and the McGeorge School of Law, according to his campaign site and the Kentucky Lantern's voter guide.
Top Priorities
  • Protecting Medicaid and Medicare from proposed cuts
  • Protecting food and utility assistance programs
Per the nedforcongress.com.
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Hal Rogers
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Hal Rogers is the Republican incumbent representing Kentucky's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to his official House website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
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
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Gerardo Serrano
Biography
Gerardo Serrano works as a farmer, according to the Politics1 Kentucky candidate roundup, and has run for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District in several previous election cycles before filing as an independent for 2026. The campaign site quotes Serrano saying the two-party system was left behind because neither party puts ordinary Americans first, and that Congress, not the executive branch alone, must authorize military action. Serrano has been endorsed by the advocacy group Take Back Kentucky for the 5th District race.
Top Priorities
  • Requiring congressional authorization before military action, rather than unilateral executive war-making, per the campaign site
  • Support for veterans, lower taxes, and less federal regulation, per Take Back Kentucky endorsement post
  • Second Amendment rights, per Take Back Kentucky endorsement post
Mikel Wein portrait
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Mikel Wein
Biography
Mikel Wein works as an archaeologist, according to the Politics1 Kentucky candidate roundup. Wein has deep family roots in Letcher County, Kentucky, living on land the family has held on the mother's side since the mid-1800s, per the campaign site. Wein is running as an independent for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District on a platform that includes a proposed 'Resilient Community Corps' to help eastern Kentucky communities recover from flooding and economic decline, along with support for the Medicare for All Act of 2025, according to the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • A 'Resilient Community Corps' to help communities recover from natural disasters and economic decline
  • Support for the Medicare for All Act of 2025 to expand healthcare access and support rural hospitals
Per the campaign site.
About this race
Ned Pillersdorf (Democratic), Hal Rogers (Republican), Gerardo Serrano (Independent), Mikel Wein (Independent) meet on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. Harold Rogers is the sitting member, per the House roster. Declared write-in candidate Billy Ray Wilson 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
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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
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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.

Countywide races in Whitley County

ZIP 40759 sits in Whitley County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Whitley County races (26).

Whitley County Judge/Executive
1 candidate
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Pat White Jr
REP
Biography
Pat White Jr. is the incumbent Whitley County Judge/Executive and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website and The News Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Pat White Jr.
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
Pat White Jr. ran unopposed in the Republican primary and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings for Whitley County. White is the sitting Whitley County Judge/Executive, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
Whitley County Clerk
1 candidate
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Scotty Harrison
REP
Biography
Scotty Harrison is the Republican nominee for Whitley County Clerk and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. He is the sitting First District magistrate and chose to run for county clerk instead of seeking re-election to that seat, according to The News Journal. Harrison has said he wants to build on the successes of previous county clerks and create a positive, convenient office environment, per The News Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Scotty Harrison.
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
Scotty Harrison won a three-way Republican primary with 2,919 votes, ahead of Mike Harris (2,100) and Evelyn McCullah (1,184), an 819-vote margin, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed, so Harrison is unopposed in November. The seat is open: retiring Clerk Carolyn Willis did not seek re-election, per The News Journal and the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
Whitley County Sheriff
2 candidates
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Bill Elliotte
REP
Biography
Bill Elliotte is the incumbent Whitley County Sheriff, running for re-election on the November 3, 2026 ballot. He held off a strong Republican primary challenge from Willard Scott Bunch, per The News Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Bill Elliotte.
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Jim Walden
Biography
Jim Walden filed as a certified write-in candidate for Whitley County Sheriff, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's candidate filings. Write-in candidates are not printed by name on the Kentucky general election ballot. No verified campaign website was found for Walden as of September 10, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jim Walden.
About this race
William "Bill" Elliotte won the Republican primary with 3,176 votes to Willard Scott Bunch's 2,795 and B. J. Leach's 218, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed. Jim Walden filed as a certified write-in candidate on August 24, 2026, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's candidate filings; write-in candidates are not printed on the Kentucky ballot. Elliotte is the sitting Whitley County Sheriff, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
Whitley County Jailer
2 candidates
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Jason Wilson
REP
Biography
Jason Wilson is the incumbent Whitley County Jailer, running for a second term on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot against independent Nathan R. Wood. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jason Wilson.
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Nathan R. Wood
Biography
Nathan R. Wood appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Whitley County Jailer, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Nathan R. Wood.
About this race
Jason Wilson won the Republican primary over Chuck Evans, 3,762 votes to 2,254, easily winning re-election to a second term, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed. Nathan R. Wood filed as an independent candidate on May 8, 2026, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's candidate filings, so Wilson faces Wood in November. Wilson is the sitting Whitley County Jailer, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
Whitley County Attorney
1 candidate
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Robert "Bob" Hammons
REP
Biography
Robert "Bob" Hammons is the incumbent Whitley County Attorney and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Robert "Bob" Hammons.
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 "Bob" Hammons is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed for Whitley County Attorney, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. Hammons is the sitting Whitley County Attorney, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
Whitley County Coroner
1 candidate
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J. Andrew Croley
REP
Biography
J. Andrew Croley is the incumbent Whitley County Coroner and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Whitley County government's Elected Officials page. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for J. Andrew Croley.
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
J. Andrew Croley is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed for Whitley County Coroner, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. Croley is the sitting Whitley County Coroner, per the Whitley County government's Elected Officials page.
Whitley County Property Valuation Administrator
1 candidate
County ▾
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Ronald Ralph Moses
REP
Biography
Ronald Ralph Moses is the incumbent Whitley County Property Valuation Administrator and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Whitley County government's Elected Officials page. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ronald Ralph Moses.
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
Ronald Ralph Moses is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed for Whitley County Property Valuation Administrator, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. Moses is the sitting Whitley County PVA, per the Whitley County government's Elected Officials page.
Whitley County Magistrate, 1st Magisterial District
1 candidate
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Lloyd Carter
REP
Biography
Lloyd Carter is the Republican nominee for Whitley County Magistrate, 1st Magisterial District, and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. He won an open-seat, five-way Republican primary after sitting magistrate Scotty Harrison ran for county clerk instead, per The News Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Lloyd Carter.
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
Lloyd Carter won a five-way Republican primary with 425 votes, beating C.J. Clark by a 48-vote margin, ahead of Jonah Rice (313), Bobby Parker (200) and James Hayes (150), per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed, so Carter is unopposed in November. The seat is open: sitting First District magistrate Scotty Harrison ran for county clerk instead of seeking re-election, per The News Journal.
Whitley County Magistrate, 2nd Magisterial District
1 candidate
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Mondo Cima
REP
Biography
Mondo Cima is the incumbent Whitley County Magistrate for the 2nd District and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Mondo Cima.
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
Mondo Cima ran unopposed in the Republican primary and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings and The News Journal. Cima is the sitting 2nd District magistrate, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
Whitley County Magistrate, 3rd Magisterial District
1 candidate
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Michael Jarboe
REP
Biography
Michael Jarboe is the incumbent Whitley County Magistrate for the 3rd District and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. He fended off challenges from two other candidates in the Republican primary, per The News Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Michael Jarboe.
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 Jarboe won a three-way Republican primary with 717 votes (44 percent), ahead of Ricky Grubb (599) and Noah A. Mahan (315), per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed, so Jarboe is unopposed in November. Jarboe is the sitting 3rd District magistrate, per the Whitley County Fiscal Court website.
Whitley County Magistrate, 4th Magisterial District
1 candidate
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Raleigh Meadors
REP
Biography
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.
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
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.
Whitley County Constable, 1st Magisterial District
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tim McCullah
REP
Biography
Tim McCullah is the Republican nominee for Whitley County Constable, 1st Magisterial District, and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. The seat is open after sitting constable Lonnie Foley withdrew his candidacy, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. No campaign website was found for Tim McCullah as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Tim McCullah.
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
Tim McCullah is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; sitting 1st District Constable Lonnie Foley withdrew his candidacy, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings for Whitley County (Withdrawn/Deceased/Disqualified list).
Whitley County Constable, 2nd Magisterial District
1 candidate
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Ron "Bubba" Bowling
REP
Biography
Ron "Bubba" Bowling is the incumbent Whitley County Constable for the 2nd District and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Whitley County government's Elected Officials page. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ron "Bubba" Bowling.
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
Ron "Bubba" Bowling is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed for Whitley County Constable, 2nd Magisterial District, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. Bowling is the sitting 2nd District constable, per the Whitley County government's Elected Officials page.
Whitley County Constable, 3rd Magisterial District
1 candidate
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Jim Thornton
REP
Biography
Jim Thornton is the Republican nominee for Whitley County Constable, 3rd Magisterial District, and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Thornton is a former 3rd District constable who unseated sitting constable Jordan Davis in the Republican primary, per The News Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jim Thornton.
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
Jim Thornton, a former 3rd District constable, won the Republican primary with 1,027 votes to sitting constable Jordan Davis's 619, the only incumbent to lose in Whitley County's 2026 primaries, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Whitley County primary canvass and The News Journal. No Democrat filed, so Thornton is unopposed in November.
Whitley County Constable, 4th Magisterial District
1 candidate
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Andrew Moses
REP
Biography
Andrew Moses is the incumbent Whitley County Constable for the 4th District and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Whitley County government's Elected Officials page. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Andrew Moses.
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
Andrew "Andy" Moses is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed for Whitley County Constable, 4th Magisterial District, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. Moses is the sitting 4th District constable, per the Whitley County government's Elected Officials page.
District Judge, 34th Judicial District, Division 1
1 candidate
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Cathy E. Prewitt
INCUMBENT
Biography
Cathy E. Prewitt serves as the District Court judge for the 34th Judicial District, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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
Cathy E. Prewitt 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 34th Judicial District (Whitley, McCreary) 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, 34th Judicial District, Division 2
1 candidate
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Fred F. White
INCUMBENT
Biography
Fred F. White serves as the District Court judge for the 34th Judicial District, Division 2, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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
Fred F. White 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 34th Judicial District (Whitley, McCreary) 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 Supreme Court, 3rd District
1 candidate
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Debra Hembree Lambert
INCUMBENT
Biography
Debra Hembree Lambert is the incumbent justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, 3rd District, elected in 2018 and chosen by her fellow justices as Chief Justice in January 2025, per the court's official biography. She previously served as a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge and as a circuit/family court judge in the 28th Judicial Circuit. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
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
Elected by the voters of the 3rd Supreme Court District, which covers 25 counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. One name is on the ballot for this seat; it still prints. District lines are set by KRS 21A.010.
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 3rd District
1 candidate
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Greg Lay
Biography
Greg Lay is a sitting judge with more than 20 years of judicial experience and is a candidate for Kentucky Court of Appeals, 3rd District, per his campaign site.
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
Elected by the voters of the 3rd Appellate District, which covers 25 counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. One name is on the ballot for this seat; it still prints. District lines are set by KRS 21A.010.

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