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41539

Who is on the ballot in 41539?

Pike County, KY

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

12 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, Kentucky District 5
4 candidates
Federal ▾
NP
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
Hal Rogers portrait
HR
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
Full profile
GS
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
Campaign siteFull profile
Mikel Wein portrait
MW
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
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
Federal ▾
Andy Barr portrait
AB
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
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CB
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
CC
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 Pike County

ZIP 41539 sits in Pike County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Pike County races (27).

Pike County Judge/Executive
1 candidate
County ▾
SG
Suzy Gibson Shearer
REP
Biography
Suzy Gibson Shearer is an attorney and a 2003 graduate of the Appalachian School of Law, with experience in criminal prosecutions and civil litigation, according to the law school and the News-Express. Her mother, Karen Gibson, previously served as Pike County Judge Executive, and Shearer would become only the second woman to hold the office, per the News-Express. Shearer is unopposed on the November ballot for Pike County Judge Executive. 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
Open seat: Suzy Gibson Shearer (R) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list. The sitting judge/executive, Ray S. Jones II (per the Pike County government officials page), did not file for the November 2026 ballot. A different Republican filer, Kenneth Reed "Reed" Adkins, withdrew from this race (per the SOS list).
Pike County Clerk
2 candidates
County ▾
DP
Darrell Pugh
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Darrell Pugh has owned and operated Castle's Jewelry and Gifts in Pikeville since 1989, per his campaign site. He has been a licensed real estate broker since 1988 and holds a Graduate Gemologist diploma from the Gemological Institute of America, per his campaign site. He has been a resident of Pike County for nearly 33 years, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Improving office efficiency and reducing wait times, per campaign site
Campaign siteFull profile
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Rhonda Taylor
DEM
Biography
Rhonda Taylor previously served in the Pike County Clerk's office for two decades in both the clerk and deputy clerk roles and is seeking to return to the office, per the Pike County News-Express. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Contested: incumbent Darrell Pugh (R) faces Rhonda Taylor (D) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list. Pugh is confirmed as the sitting county clerk on the Pike County government officials page.
Pike County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
RS
Rodney Scott
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Rodney Scott is the Republican candidate for Pike County Sheriff in the 2026 general election, facing Democratic candidate Ellis McCoy, per News-Express. 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
Rodney Scott (R) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list, and is confirmed as the sitting sheriff on the Pike County government officials page.
Pike County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
PH
Paul Howard Jr.
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Paul Howard is running unopposed for Pike County Attorney in the 2026 general election, per News-Express. 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
Paul Howard Jr. (R) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list, and is confirmed as the sitting county attorney on the Pike County government officials page.
Pike County Jailer
2 candidates
County ▾
SE
Scott E. Bevins
DEM
Biography
Scott E. Bevins filed as the Democratic candidate for Pike County Jailer for the 2026 election cycle, per Mountain Top Media candidate listing. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
RA
Ricky A. Bostic
REP
Biography
No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Open seat, contested: Scott E. Bevins (D) faces Ricky A. Bostic (R) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list. The sitting jailer, Brian Morris (per the Pike County government officials page), did not run for re-election as jailer. He ran for county judge/executive instead and finished second in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary for that office, per the State Board of Elections' official primary recap. Ricky A. Bostic won a six-way Republican jailer primary ahead of Jeremy Todd Miller, Ronald "Bubby" Scott II, William A. White, John Jason Fields and Perry Wayne Hatfield, per the same recap; Verda Mae Thacker, a Democratic filer, withdrew per the SOS list.
Pike County Coroner
1 candidate
County ▾
KH
Kevin Hall
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Kevin Hall is the Republican candidate for Pike County Coroner in the 2026 general election, facing Democratic candidate Brenda Johnson, per News-Express. 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
Kevin Hall (R) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list, and is confirmed as the sitting coroner on the Pike County government officials page.
Pike County Property Valuation Administrator
1 candidate
County ▾
KA
Kevin Auton
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Kevin Auton is running unopposed for Pike County Property Valuation Administrator in the 2026 general election, per News-Express. 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
Kevin Auton (R) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list, and is confirmed as the sitting PVA on the Pike County government officials page.
District Judge, 35th Judicial District, Division 1
1 candidate
County ▾
RF
Robert F. Wright
INCUMBENT
Biography
Robert F. Wright serves as the District Court judge for the 35th 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
Robert F. Wright 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 35th Judicial District (Pike) 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, 35th Judicial District, Division 2
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tommy "T. J." May
INCUMBENT
Biography
Tommy "T. J." May serves as the District Court judge for the 35th 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
Tommy "T. J." May 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 35th Judicial District (Pike) 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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