Mercer County, Kentucky ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, Mercer 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
Mercer County Sheriff	Tim Gambrel (D) vs. Sean Brown (R)
Courts & justices of the peace
Mercer County Executive and Judge	Chris Walker (D) vs. Sarah Gray Steele (R)
Kentucky 50th Circuit Court Division 1 (Special)	Whitney Johns vs. Christopher Reed
Kentucky 50th District Court	Patrick F. Barsotti vs. LaKeysha W. Singleton
Schools, colleges & special districts
Mercer County Schools Board of Education District 2	Robert Hardman vs. Amy B. Hart
City & town offices
Burgin City Council At-large Vote for 6	Curt Bailey, Kelli Beard, Bethany Corea, Sindicat Dunn, Travis Irvin, Scott Erwin McCoy, David R. Peavler, Todd Ransdell, Hunter Sexton, Kevin Wallace, Melinda Wofford
Harrodsburg City Commission At-large Vote for 4	Jack L. Coleman, Joseph Mason Hood, Marvin Isham, Roger Johnson, Sky Maddox, Tommy Shirley, Kayla Walker

Also on every Mercer 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

Mercer County Attorney: Ted S. Dean (D)
Mercer County Clerk: Chris Horn (D)
Mercer County Constable District 1: William McFerron (D)
Mercer County Constable District 4: Donald C. Smith Jr. (D)
Mercer County Coroner: C. David Ransdell (R)
Mercer County Jailer: Garland Christopher (R)
Mercer County Magistrate District 1: Stephen Elliott (R)
Mercer County Magistrate District 2: Tim Darland (R)
Mercer County Magistrate District 3: Julie Peyton Popplewell (D)
Mercer County Magistrate District 4: Susan Thompson Barrington (R)
Mercer County Magistrate District 5: Kevin D. Hicks (R)
Mercer County Magistrate District 6: Dennis Holiday (R)
Mercer County Property Valuation Administrator: Jessica Elliott (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

Mercer County Circuit Court Clerk (Special): Jennifer B. Edwards (R)

Schools, colleges & special districts

Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Board At-large: Chase Porter
Burgin Independent School school board At-large: Robert B. Clark Sr., Shannon Hopkins, Bryan Vandiviere
Mercer County Schools Board of Education District 3: Billy G. Montgomery

City & town offices

Mayor of Burgin: George Hensley
Mayor of Harrodsburg: Terri Bradshaw