Kenton County, Kentucky ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, Kenton 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
Kenton County Commissioner Board District 1	Sarah Froelich (D) vs. Beth Sewell (R)
Kenton County Commissioner Board District 2	Benjamin Bach (D) vs. Jeff Niceley (R)
Kenton County Commissioner Board District 3	Jordan T. Baldridge (D) vs. Richard Kimmich (R)
Kenton County Magistrate District 1	Stephen L.J. Hoffman (D) vs. Katherine W. Shumate (R)
Kenton County Sheriff	Robert Collins (D) vs. Larry Shelton (R)
City & town offices
Bromley City Council At-large Vote for 6	Andrew Clift, Kelly Dudley, Micheal E. Kendall, Dave Radford, Gail Smith, Matthew D. Walker, Tim Wartman
Covington City Council At-large Vote for 6	Tim Acri, Tim Downing, Jay Fossett, Dan Francis, Cari McMurtry Garriga, Steve Hayden, James Toebbe, Bill Wells
Crescent Springs City Council At-large Vote for 6	Robert Flaherty, Thomas Patrick Hackett, Michele Hogan, Carol McGowan, Bob Mueller, David Seeger Jr., Jeannine Bell Smith, Mark Wurtenberger
Mayor of Crescent Springs	Brian Barclay vs. Jeff Smith
Mayor of Edgewood	John David Link vs. Michael Thelen
Elsmere City Council At-large Vote for 6	Joanne Barnett-Smith, Gloria Grubbs, Edward Henry, Andrew Myatt, Carson Scalf, Rusty C. Smith III, Missy Enxel Tester, Sarah Underwood, Maria Vogt, Justin Clifford Wade
Mayor of Elsmere	Eric Bunzow vs. Marty Lenhof
Erlanger City Council Vote for 9	Holly Anderson, Barry E. Brown, Thomas Cahill, Christopher Farmer, Michele Fields, Tyson Hermes, Chris Herrmann, Courtney Hundley, Jennifer Jasper-Lucas, Victoria Kyle, April McKinney, Corine L. Pitts, Renee Skidmore, Don Skidmore, Renee Wilson
Mayor of Erlanger	Jessica Fette vs. Diana Niceley
Fort Mitchell City Council At-large Vote for 7	Jared Arlinghaus, Vicki S. Boerger, Jerry Deatherage, Jeff Dietrich, Jebadiah Holbrook, Bradley Leeke, Kim Nachazel, Alyson Roeding
Independence City Council At-large Vote for 6	Giuseppe Bentivegna, Thomas Brinker, David Cooper, Matt Fehler, Bryan Roemer, Chris Vogelpohl, Greg Waite, Jantzen J. Wittrock
Mayor of Independence	Carol Franzen vs. Kevin Stambaugh II vs. Greg Steffen
Lakeside Park City Council At-large Vote for 6	Tom Bernheimer, George William Best, John Busse, Tyler Gastright, Samuel D. Keith, Michael Lippert, Adam S. Perkins, David Wolfer
Mayor of Lakeside Park	Paul Markgraf vs. Jim Wilson
Ludlow City Council At-large Vote for 6	Brian J. Bumgarner, Chad Finni, Paula Hughes Graszus, Meagan Guthrie, Jennifer Veon, Joel Walters, Ken Wynn, David Ziegler
Mayor of Ludlow	Paul Hallinan Miller vs. Julia Terry Navarre vs. Sarah Thompson
Mayor of Park Hills	David Costas vs. Kathy Zembrodt
Park Hills City Council At-large Vote for 6	Marty Boyer, Joe Brandner, Lee Burkett, Greg Claypole, Joe Daugherty, Steve Elkins, Dan Lutz, Pamela Spoor, Carlton Trinkle, Dan Warner
Mayor of Taylor Mill	Daniel Bell vs. Michael Blackburn
Mayor of Walton	Gabriel D. Brown vs. Terri Lynn Courtney
Walton City Council At-large Vote for 6	Mark S. Carnahan, Kelly F. Fulmer, Sherry Gaskill, Paula M. Jolley, Amy Long, Dan Martin, Heath Parmer, Eric M. Tungate, Paul David Washburn

Also on every Kenton 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

Kenton County Attorney: Stacy Tapke (R)
Kenton County Clerk: Gabrielle Summe (R)
Kenton County Constable District 2: Thomas E. Turner (R)
Kenton County Coroner: Amber Constantino (R)
Kenton County Jailer: Marc Fields (R)
Kenton County Property Valuation Administrator: Darlene M. Plummer (R)
Kenton County Surveyor: James M. Shumate (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

Kenton County Executive and Judge: Kris A. Knochelmann (R)

Schools, colleges & special districts

Kenton County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors At-large: Mitchell Kriege, Larry Owen
Beechwood Independent Schools, At-large: Robin Hood, Shane Noem, Amy Miracle Sleet
Covington Independent Public Schools school board At-large: Hannah Edelen, Kareem Simpson
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District school board At-large (Special): Jamie Jones Apgar
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District school board At-large: Serena Owen, Rachel B. Retherford, Marvin L. Townsend
Kenton County Board of Education District 2 (Special): Brian Remole
Kenton County Board of Education District 3: Jesica P. Jehn
Kenton County Board of Education District 4: Shannon Herold
Ludlow Independent Schools, At-large: Wesley Dorger, Shelly Mays, Kamryn Reed

City & town offices

Mayor of Bromley: Michael E. Denham
Crestview Hills City Council At-large: William C. Dorsey, David V. Kramer, Mark E. Lehman, Timothy McKinley, Lawrence Ruehl, Edward Wise
Mayor of Crestview Hills: Paul W. Meier
Edgewood City Council At-large: Ben Barlage, Joe Messmer, W. Jamie Ruehl, Jeff Schreiver, Bridget Grady Spears, Rob Thelen
Fairview City Commission At-large: Brenda P. Hobbs, Harry Sprott, Leslie D. Sturgeon, Fred A. Wilson Jr.
Mayor of Fairview: Beverly Willman
Mayor of Fort Mitchell: Greg Pohlgeers
Fort Wright City Council At-large: Jason C. Collins, Donna Ross, Scott Wall, Justin Weber, Bernie Wessels, Margie Witt
Mayor of Fort Wright: David Hatter
Kenton Vale City Commission At-large: Michael D. Burdge, Patricia Noll, Marsha Patrick, George Zunda
Mayor of Kenton Vale: Mike Pendery
Mayor of Ryland Heights: John Cole
Ryland Heights City Commission At-large: Carrol Bowman, Ralph Collins, Jason Wayne Ponder, Jill R. Smith
Taylor Mill City Commission At-large: James J. Bertram, Mark Kreimborg, Ed Kuehne, Rose Merritt
Councilmember City of Villa Hills: Chad A. Bilz, Matthew Hayden, Pamela McQueen, Scott Ringo, Cathy Stover, Seth Thompson
Mayor of Villa Hills: Heather H. Jansen