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42544

Who is on the ballot in 42544?

Pulaski County, KY

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

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42544 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Pulaski County races

U.S. House

ZIP 42544 spans District 5 and District 1, so your U.S. House race depends on your street address. Enter a full address to pin down your district, or browse both fields on the Kentucky hub.

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 Pulaski County

ZIP 42544 sits in Pulaski County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Pulaski County races (34).

Pulaski County Judge/Executive
1 candidate
County ▾
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Marshall Todd
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Marshall Todd is the incumbent Pulaski County Judge/Executive, per the county clerk's official roster. 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
Incumbent Republican Marshall Todd won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary, per the State Board of Elections' official primary recap; no Democratic or independent candidate filed for November.
Pulaski County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tim Price
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Tim Price is the incumbent Pulaski County Clerk, per the county clerk's official roster. 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
Incumbent Republican Tim Price won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary, per the State Board of Elections' official primary recap; no Democratic or independent candidate filed for November.
Pulaski County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
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Bobby Jones
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Bobby Jones is the incumbent Pulaski County Sheriff, per the county clerk's official roster. 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
Incumbent Republican Bobby Jones won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary, per the State Board of Elections' official primary recap; no Democratic or independent candidate filed for November.
Pulaski County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
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Martin Hatfield
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Martin Hatfield is the incumbent Pulaski County Attorney, per the county clerk's official roster. 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
Incumbent Republican Martin Hatfield filed unopposed; no Democratic or independent candidate filed for November.
Pulaski County Jailer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Anthony W. McCollum
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Anthony W. McCollum is the incumbent Pulaski County Jailer, per the county clerk's official roster. 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
Incumbent Republican Anthony W. McCollum won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary, per the State Board of Elections' official primary recap; no Democratic or independent candidate filed for November.
Pulaski County Coroner
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tyler Hibbard
REP
Biography
Tyler Hibbard is the Republican nominee for Pulaski County Coroner, a seat currently held by Clyde Strunk, per Pulaski County Clerk elected officials page. 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
Republican Tyler Hibbard won a four-way primary on May 19, 2026, per the State Board of Elections' official primary recap, and faces only a write-in candidate, who does not print under Kentucky ballot rules; incumbent Coroner Clyde Strunk ran for county judge/executive instead. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Pulaski County Property Valuation Administrator
2 candidates
County ▾
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Karen H. Strand
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Karen H. Strand has served as Pulaski County's Property Valuation Administrator since June 2021, when she was appointed to complete the unexpired term of the retired T.W. Todd, per the Commonwealth Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
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John Richard Haney
REP
Biography
John Richard Haney has passed the Kentucky Department of Revenue's certification exam for Property Valuation Administrator, per a Department of Revenue exam pass list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Incumbent Democrat Karen H. Strand, who has held the office since 2021 after being appointed to fill an unexpired term, faces Republican challenger John Richard Haney in November; Haney won a three-way Republican primary on May 19, 2026, per the State Board of Elections' official primary recap.
Pulaski County Surveyor
1 candidate
County ▾
AG
Anthony Glenn Thompson
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Anthony Glenn Thompson is the incumbent Pulaski County Surveyor, per the county clerk's official roster. 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
Incumbent Republican Anthony Glenn Thompson filed unopposed; no Democratic or independent candidate filed for November.
Circuit Judge, 28th Judicial Circuit, Division 4
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jane Adams Venters
INCUMBENT
Biography
Jane Adams Venters serves as the Family Court judge (a division of Circuit Court) for the 28th Judicial Circuit, Division 4, 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
Jane Adams Venters 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 28th Judicial Circuit (Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle) 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, 28th Judicial District, Division 1
1 candidate
County ▾
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Benjamin "B. J." Hardy
INCUMBENT
Biography
Benjamin "B. J." Hardy serves as the District Court judge for the 28th 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
Benjamin "B. J." Hardy 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 28th Judicial District (Pulaski, Rockcastle) 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, 28th Judicial District, Division 2
1 candidate
County ▾
KG
Katie Gregory Slone
INCUMBENT
Biography
Katie Gregory Slone serves as the District Court judge for the 28th 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
Katie Gregory Slone 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 28th Judicial District (Pulaski, Rockcastle) 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
County ▾
DH
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.
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
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
County ▾
GL
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.
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
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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