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One candidate is tracked for Barren County Judge/Executive on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jamie Bewley Byrd. Candidate information follows official Barren County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Jamie Bewley Byrd won the Republican primary over Paula Ratliff Pedigo, 3,821 votes to 1,681 (about 69 percent to 31 percent), per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Barren County primary recap and WCLU Radio. No Democrat filed, so Byrd is unopposed in November. Byrd is the sitting Barren County Judge-Executive, per the Barren County government's Elected Officials page.
Republican · Incumbent
Jamie Bewley Byrd is the incumbent Barren County Judge-Executive, first elected to the office in 2022, per WCLU Radio and the Barren County government's Elected Officials page. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.