Ohio County, Kentucky ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Contested races

Source: Ballotpedia, Ohio 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
Ohio County Magistrate District 2	Robert Oakley Hicks (D) vs. Jesse Warren Chinn (R)
Ohio County Magistrate District 5	Phillip Michael Kirtley (D) vs. Larry Wayne Morphew (R)
Schools, colleges & special districts
Ohio County Schools Board of Education District 5	Tim Johnston vs. Bruce Raley
City & town offices
Beaver Dam City Commission At-large Vote for 4	Garrett Addington, James Crump, Kevin Davis, Greg Decker, James R. Lindsay, Charles W. Patton, Dwight Raymond
Mayor of Centertown	Mike Aldridge vs. Benny Kessinger
Fordsville City Commission At-large Vote for 4	Joan Edge, Charles Mattingly, Anthony Wayne Rusher, Jennifer Keown Seaton, Carol Woods
Hartford City Council At-large Vote for 6	David C. Coleman, James Lammers, Jonathan Peterson, Sue Puckett, Deanna G. Renfrow, Tony Renfrow, Jason Roberts

Also on every Ohio 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

Ohio County Attorney: Justin S. Keown (R)
Ohio County Clerk: Christina Shephard (R)
Ohio County Constable 1 District: Jeff Ashby (R)
Ohio County Constable District 2: Steven W. Epley (R)
Ohio County Constable District 3: Tim Griffin (R)
Ohio County Constable District 4: Jeff Matthews (R)
Ohio County Constable District 5: Nathan Geary (R)
Ohio County Coroner: Donald K. Pearson (R)
Ohio County Jailer: Landon Ross Spurlock (R)
Ohio County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 4: Dale Beavin (R)
Ohio County Magistrate District 1: Michael R. McKenney (R)
Ohio County Magistrate District 3: Scott G. Tichenor (R)
Ohio County Property Valuation Administrator: Arthur Leach (R)
Ohio County Sheriff: Adam L. Wright (R)
Ohio County Surveyor: William T. Crume (R)

Courts & justices of the peace

Ohio County Judge/Executive: Tracy Beatty (R)
Kentucky 38th District Court 1st Division: Gregory R. Vincent
Kentucky 38th District Court 2nd Division: Daniel Boling

Schools, colleges & special districts

Ohio County Schools Board of Education District 2: Jeff Evans

City & town offices

Mayor of Beaver Dam: Paul Sandefur
Centertown City Commission At-large: Vic Daugherty, Misty Doss, Edie Render-McDaniel, Dwight Allen Vance
Mayor of Fordsville: Jeffrey S. Fuqua
Mayor of Hartford: Beau Wright
Mayor of McHenry: Misty Riger
McHenry City Commission At-large: Paula Sue Bishop, Stephanie D. Chinn, Tina Flener, Mary Ruby
Mayor of Rockport: Robert Harris
Rockport City Commission At-large: Michelle Ates, Haley Bratcher, Donna Harris