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Graves County, KY

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

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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.
Full profile

Countywide races in Graves County

ZIP 42066 sits in Graves County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Graves County races (18).

Graves County Judge/Executive
1 candidate
County ▾
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Todd Hayden
REP
Biography
Todd Hayden is the Republican nominee for Graves County Judge/Executive and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. He is a longtime Graves County commissioner, having represented the 3rd District for about 15 years, and ran for judge/executive rather than seek re-election to the commission, per WKMS and the Paducah Sun. His background is in sales, and he chairs the Fancy Farm Picnic and the Fancy Farm Water and Sewer Board, per the Graves County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Todd Hayden.
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
Todd Hayden won the Republican primary with 2,097 votes (about 50 percent), ahead of Dale A. Usher (1,983) and Cody Jones (157), per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Graves County primary canvass and WKMS. No Democrat filed, so Hayden is unopposed in November. The seat is open: incumbent Judge/Executive Jesse Perry, an independent, did not seek re-election, per WKMS.
Graves County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kim Gills
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Kim Gills is the incumbent Graves County Clerk and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Graves County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kim Gills.
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
Kim Gills is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed for Graves County Clerk, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. Gills is the sitting Graves County Clerk, per the Graves County government website.
Graves County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jon Hayden
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jon Hayden is the incumbent Graves County Sheriff and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Graves County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jon Hayden.
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
Jon Hayden is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed for Graves County Sheriff, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. Hayden is the sitting Graves County Sheriff, per the Graves County government website.
Graves County Jailer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kelli Krill Elliott
REP
Biography
Kelli Krill Elliott is the Republican nominee for Graves County Jailer and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. No campaign website was found for Kelli Krill Elliott as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Kelli Krill Elliott.
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
Kelli Krill Elliott won the Republican primary over sitting Jailer George Workman, 3,028 votes to 1,166, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Graves County primary canvass. No Democrat filed, so Elliott is unopposed in November.
Graves County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
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John R. Cunningham
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
John R. Cunningham is the incumbent Graves County Attorney, re-nominated in the May 2026 Republican primary and unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Graves County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for John R. Cunningham.
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 R. Cunningham won the Republican primary over John J. Beasley II, 3,518 votes to 484, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Graves County primary canvass. No Democrat filed, so Cunningham is unopposed in November. Cunningham is the sitting Graves County Attorney, per the Graves County government website.
Graves County Coroner
1 candidate
County ▾
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Brad Jones
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Brad Jones is the incumbent Graves County Coroner and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Graves County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Brad Jones.
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
Brad Jones is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed for Graves County Coroner, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. Jones is the sitting Graves County Coroner, per the Graves County government website.
Graves County Property Valuation Administrator
1 candidate
County ▾
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Lee Martin
REP
Biography
Lee Martin appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Graves County Property Valuation Administrator, 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 Lee Martin.
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
Lee Martin is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed for Graves County Property Valuation Administrator, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. The seat is open: the Graves County government website lists Howell Carr, who is not a 2026 candidate, as the sitting PVA.
District Judge, 52nd Judicial District
1 candidate
County ▾
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Scott R. Robbins
INCUMBENT
Biography
Scott R. Robbins serves as the District Court judge for the 52nd Judicial District, 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
Scott R. Robbins 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 52nd Judicial District (Graves) 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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