Harlan County, Kentucky ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, Harlan 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
Harlan County Magistrate District 3	Jon Fields (R) vs. Dale R. Halcomb Jr. (Independent)
Harlan County Magistrate District 5	Toby Short (D) vs. James F. Howard (R)
Courts & justices of the peace
Harlan County Judge/Executive	Russell D. Huff (D) vs. Colby Goss (R) vs. Christopher P. Couch (Independent)
City & town offices
Cumberland City Council At-large Vote for 7	Jackie Adams, Tyler Blair, Jordan Blair, David C. Dixon, Elana Scopa Forson, Tommy Jenkins, Ashley N. Page, Julie R. Pitts, George Powers, Teresa Polson Raleigh, Shawn Stepp, Randall Tackett
Mayor of Evarts	Jarrod Fields vs. Amos E. Pace vs. Missy Dawn Thomas
Harlan City Council At-large Vote for 7	Jason Wayne Childers, Teresa Clem, Anne Hensley, Chris Jones, Jeanne Ann Lee, Dave McCarthy, Bennie Patton, Jeff Phillips
Mayor of Harlan	Geoff Marietta vs. Joe Meadors
Mayor of Loyall	William Bailey vs. Jimmy Carmical vs. Stephanie Yvonne Green vs. William H. Taylor
Lynch City Council At-large Vote for 6	Jerry L. Edwards, Drayven Gist, Mark E. Hudack, R. Rutherford, Michael Rutter, Edward A. Welsh, Roger Wilhoit, Tom Woods Jr., Drew Woods, Leslie J. Young

Also on every Harlan 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).

Unopposed

One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).

County offices

Harlan County Attorney: Fred Busroe (R)
Harlan County Clerk: Ashley Sullivan (R)
Harlan County Constable 1 District: Toni Noe-Hall (R)
Harlan County Constable District 2: Scotty Moore (R)
Harlan County Constable District 3: C. Wayne Creech (R)
Harlan County Constable District 4: James Steven Ray (R)
Harlan County Constable District 5: Brian Maas (R)
Harlan County Coroner: John Derrick Noe (R)
Harlan County Jailer: B. J. Burkhart (R)
Harlan County Magistrate District 1: Paul E. Caldwell (R)
Harlan County Magistrate District 2: Dereck R. Sage (R)
Harlan County Magistrate District 4: Jim Roddy (R)
Harlan County Property Valuation Administrator: Felicia M. Tamme (R)
Harlan County Sheriff: Chris Brewer (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

Kentucky 26th District Court: Timothy Jason Jackson

Schools, colleges & special districts

Harlan County Public Schools Board of Education District 4: Monica Fields
Harlan County Public Schools Board of Education District 5: Scott William Sherman
Harlan Independent Schools, At-large: Joe Burkhart, Debby Howard, Will Miller

City & town offices

Benham City Council At-large: Chris Lewis, George C. Massey Sr., Devin Watts
Mayor of Benham: Danny Quillen
Mayor of Cumberland: Charles Raleigh
Evarts City Council At-large: Charlie Couch, Luke B. Huff, Carrie Lipfird, Danny Ryan, Joshua L. Shackleford, Johnny Wilder
Loyall City Council At-large: William Epperson, Kelsey Estes, David Clay Lewis, Brandi Shipman, Marshall Edward Ward Jr., Lindsay Messer Ward
Mayor of Lynch: James E. Holland