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One candidate is tracked for Boyd County Sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot: James "Jamie" Reihs. Candidate information follows official Boyd County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
James "Jamie" Reihs won the Republican primary over John Daniels, 3,597 votes to 991 (about 78 percent), per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Boyd County primary recap. No Democrat filed, so Reihs is unopposed in November. Reihs is the sitting Boyd County Sheriff, per the Boyd County government staff directory.
Republican · Incumbent
James "Jamie" Reihs is the incumbent Boyd County Sheriff, first elected in 2022 after previously serving as chief deputy under the prior sheriff and as an officer with the Catlettsburg Police Department, per the Daily Independent. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.