General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Clay County, Kentucky, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 18, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at Kentucky Voter Information Center (State Board of Elections).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| Clay County Clerk | Jackson Gates (D) vs. Beverly G. Craft (R) |
| Courts & justices of the peace | |
| Clay County Judge/Executive | Jeffrey Todd Croucher (D) vs. Tommy L. Harmon (R) |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Clay County School District Board of Education District 1 | Anthony Lovett vs. Christy Kennedy Rice |
| Clay County School District Board of Education District 3 | Leewood Cornett vs. Robert Marcum |
| City & town offices | |
| Manchester City Council At-large Vote for 8 | Mark Deaton, Jennifer Gray-Hooker, Alma Faye Gregory, Russell Gilbert Gregory, Darnell Hipsher, Johnny Holland, Joshua Jackson, Betty Meredith, Ralph Robinson III, Dorothy J. Sizemore, Loretta Smallwood, Charles Weaver, Traci Rice White |
Also on every Clay County ballot: U.S. Senate, your U.S. House district, your legislative districts and any judicial races for your area.
Party labels are as listed by Ballotpedia (R = Republican, D = Democrat). Kentucky county offices are partisan; school board, district court and most city races are nonpartisan. Party nominees were chosen in the May 19 primary; only races on the Nov 3 ballot are listed.
This list comes from Ballotpedia, a secondary source, not the official ballot, and Ballotpedia notes its local lists may be incomplete. Your exact ballot: Kentucky Voter Information Center (State Board of Elections).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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