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Who is on the ballot in 41011?

Kenton County, KY

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

14 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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41011 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Kenton County races

U.S. House, Kentucky District 4
4 candidates
Federal ▾
Ed Gallrein portrait
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Ed Gallrein
REP
Biography
Ed Gallrein is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. A fifth-generation Kentucky farmer, he is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer who served three decades in the Navy before returning home to continue his family's farming operation, according to his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Cutting taxes and reducing regulation
  • Border security and national defense
Per the edgallrein.com.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Melissa Claire Strange
DEM
Biography
Melissa Claire Strange is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. A lifelong Kentuckian now living in Erlanger, she has worked for nearly 30 years as a supply chain director for a global nutrition and agribusiness company, according to Spectrum News 1. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Jobs and the economy
  • Health care
  • Education
Full profile
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Jeremy Todd
Biography
Todd grew up in a working-class Southern family; his father drove a truck and his mother worked as a billing clerk, per the campaign site. He built a business career leading teams ranging from a handful of employees to organizations of more than 300 people, per the campaign site. He is running as the Libertarian candidate for Kentucky's 4th District, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Opposes U.S. involvement in foreign wars and wants troops brought home
  • Opposes what he calls excessive government spending
  • Says he opposes corporate and billionaire influence in politics
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
MW
Mohammad Wael Ahmad
Biography
Mohammad Wael Ahmad announced in August 2026 that he was stepping back from the U.S. House race in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, saying he had decided to focus on other things, according to LINK nky. His name remains on the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified November 3, 2026 candidate filing as of September 8, 2026. Ahmad is a Covington-based activist who ran as the nominee of the Kentucky Party, which opposes military intervention and military spending in foreign conflicts. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Ed Gallrein (Republican), Melissa Claire Strange (Democratic), Jeremy Todd (Libertarian), Mohammad Wael Ahmad (Kentucky Party) meet on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. The seat is open: Rep. Thomas Massie, the sitting member per the House roster, is not on the November ballot. Declared write-in candidate Peter Harmon Williams 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 Kenton County

ZIP 41011 sits in Kenton County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Kenton County races (32).

Kenton County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA)
1 candidate
County ▾
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Darlene M. Plummer
REP
Biography
Darlene M. Plummer is the sitting Kenton County Property Valuation Administrator, per the office's 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
Darlene M. Plummer (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democratic or independent candidate filed, per the Kenton County Clerk's official 2026 General Ballot Draw.
Kenton County Judge Executive
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kris A. Knochelmann
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Kris Knochelmann is the sitting Kenton County Judge/Executive, per the county's official website. A lifelong Kenton County resident with an accounting degree from Xavier University, he co-owns Schneller & Knochelmann Plumbing Heating & Air, a business founded in 1928 with more than 100 employees. 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
Kris A. Knochelmann (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democratic or independent candidate filed, per the Kenton County Clerk's official 2026 General Ballot Draw.
Kenton County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
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Stacy Tapke
REP
Biography
Stacy Tapke is the sitting Kenton County Attorney, per the office's official website, which lists seeking justice for crime victims, protecting vulnerable populations and collecting child support among its priorities. 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
Stacy Tapke (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democratic or independent candidate filed, per the Kenton County Clerk's official 2026 General Ballot Draw.
Kenton County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Gabrielle Summe
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Summe is the sitting Kenton County Clerk and, in 2010, became the first woman elected to the office, per Kenton County Clerk's website. Summe previously served as an assistant Kenton County Attorney and has focused her tenure on digitizing the county's historical records; she served as president of the Kentucky County Clerk's Association in 2019, per Kenton County Clerk's 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
Gabrielle Summe (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democratic or independent candidate filed, per the Kenton County Clerk's official 2026 General Ballot Draw, which itself carries her name and title as its creator of record.
Kenton County Sheriff
2 candidates
County ▾
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Larry Shelton
REP
Biography
Larry Shelton is a retired captain from the Kenton County Police Department and a licensed attorney, and is a candidate for Kenton County Sheriff, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • School safety target hardening assessments
  • A real time crime center for the sheriff's office
  • Certified first responder training for deputies
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Tom Collins
DEM
Biography
Tom Collins is a former Newport, Kentucky police chief who was born in Ludlow and has lived in Morning View since around 1990, per the LinkNKY news site. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Larry Shelton (Republican) faces Tom Collins (Democratic) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kenton County Clerk's official 2026 General Ballot Draw. This is an open seat: sitting Sheriff Jude Hehman, who had been appointed by County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann to fill out the remainder of a predecessor's term, lost the May 19, 2026 Republican primary to Shelton.
Kenton County Jailer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Marc Fields
REP
Biography
Marc Fields appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kenton County Jailer, 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
Marc Fields (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democratic or independent candidate filed, per the Kenton County Clerk's official 2026 General Ballot Draw.
Kenton County Coroner
1 candidate
County ▾
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Amber Constantino
REP
Biography
Amber Constantino appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kenton County Coroner, 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
Amber Constantino (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democratic or independent candidate filed, per the Kenton County Clerk's official 2026 General Ballot Draw.
Kenton County Surveyor
1 candidate
County ▾
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James M. Shumate
REP
Biography
James M. Shumate appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kenton County Surveyor, 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
James M. Shumate (Republican) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democratic or independent candidate filed, per the Kenton County Clerk's official 2026 General Ballot Draw.
District Judge, 16th Judicial District, Division 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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Ann Ruttle
INCUMBENT
Biography
Ann Ruttle serves as the District Court judge for the 16th 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
Ann Ruttle 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 16th Judicial District (Kenton) 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, 16th Judicial District, Division 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kenneth L. Easterling
INCUMBENT
Biography
Kenneth L. Easterling serves as the District Court judge for the 16th 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
Kenneth L. Easterling 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 16th Judicial District (Kenton) 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, 16th Judicial District, Division 3
1 candidate
County ▾
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Douglas J. Grothaus
INCUMBENT
Biography
Douglas J. Grothaus serves as the District Court judge for the 16th 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
Douglas J. Grothaus 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 16th Judicial District (Kenton) 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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