Bullitt County

Bullitt County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

18 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 18 Bullitt County races, led by the Bullitt County Judge/Executive contest.

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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateKentucky
Races Listed18
Profiles18

Bullitt County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

Jerral "Jerry" Summers won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 4,053 votes (50.77%) over Tony Thompson (2,601, 32.6%) and Shelia Metcalfe (1,329, 16.6%), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results. No Democratic or independent candidate was found in searches; Summers appears unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

  • Jerral "Jerry" Summers · Republican
    Summers is listed as Bullitt County Judge Executive on the county government website, per Bullitt County government website. Summers leads the Bullitt County Fiscal Court as judge executive, per Bullitt County government website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Debra "Debbie" Johnson led a six-way May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 1,935 votes (24.6%), ahead of Sheri Webber (1,684, 21.4%), Cody Waters (1,592, 20.25%), Rita Parsons (1,093, 13.9%), Mark Williams (874, 11.1%) and Allen Maricle (682, 8.7%), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results. No Democratic or independent candidate was found; Johnson appears unopposed in November.

  • Debra "Debbie" Johnson · Republican
    Debra "Debbie" Johnson appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Bullitt County Clerk, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Walt Sholar won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 5,521 votes (67.8%) over Kenneth L. Proffitt (2,633, 32.3%), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results. No Democratic or independent candidate was found; Sholar appears unopposed in November.

  • Walt Sholar · Republican
    Sholar currently serves as Bullitt County Sheriff, per Bullitt County government website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Tammy Baker filed unopposed for a second term as county attorney, per pmg-ky1.com's county candidate-filing coverage; no primary was held for this seat and no Democratic or independent candidate was found.

  • Tammy Baker · Republican
    Baker currently serves as Bullitt County Attorney, per Bullitt County government website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Bryan Whittaker won a three-way May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 5,737 votes (73%), ahead of Dewey Wayne McMillen (1,504, 19%) and John A. Claypoole II (611, 7.8%), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results. No Democratic or independent candidate was found; Whittaker appears unopposed in November.

  • Bryan Whittaker · Republican
    Whittaker currently serves as Bullitt County Jailer, per Bullitt County government website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

David Billings filed unopposed to return as coroner, per pmg-ky1.com's county candidate-filing coverage; no primary was held for this seat and no Democratic or independent candidate was found.

  • David Billings · Republican
    Billings currently serves as Bullitt County Coroner, listed on the county website as Dave Billings, per Bullitt County government website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Clinton Mattingly filed unopposed for property valuation administrator, per pmg-ky1.com's county candidate-filing coverage; no primary was held for this seat and no Democratic or independent candidate was found.

  • Clinton Mattingly · Republican
    Mattingly currently serves as Bullitt County Property Valuation Administrator, listed on the county website as Clint Mattingly, per Bullitt County government website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

William Harned won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 3,952 votes (56.8%) over Alan Hartley (3,003, 43.2%), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results. No Democratic or independent candidate was found; Harned appears unopposed in November.

  • William Harned · Republican
    William Harned appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Bullitt County Surveyor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Vera J. Sanders won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 1,042 votes (60.62%) over Anthony Hester (676, 39.4%), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results. No Democratic or independent candidate was found; Sanders appears unopposed in November.

  • Vera J. Sanders · Republican
    Sanders currently serves as Bullitt County Magistrate for District 1, listed on the county website as Vera Sanders, per Bullitt County government website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Bruce Gooden narrowly won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 1,069 votes (50.5%) over Gary Lawson (1,060, 49.5%), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results. No Democratic or independent candidate was found; Gooden appears unopposed in November.

  • Bruce Gooden · Republican
    Bruce Gooden appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Bullitt County Magistrate - 2nd District, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Karen Johnson won a three-way May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 709 votes (40.1%), ahead of Gary W. Hatcher (686, 38.8%) and Mike Rice (374, 21.1%), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results. No Democratic or independent candidate was found; Johnson appears unopposed in November.

  • Karen Johnson · Republican
    Johnson currently serves as Bullitt County Magistrate for District 3, per Bullitt County government website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Brian Bleemel won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 1,159 votes (51.6%) over Joe "Joey" Rayhill (1,088, 48.4%), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results. No Democratic or independent candidate was found; Bleemel appears unopposed in November.

  • Brian Bleemel · Republican
    Bleemel currently serves as Bullitt County Magistrate for District 4, per Bullitt County government website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

William Edward McAllister won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 1,115 votes (76.2%) over Edward Dugan III (348, 23.4%), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results. No Democratic or independent candidate was found; McAllister appears unopposed in November.

  • William Edward McAllister · Republican
    A Pioneer News report on Bullitt County's 2026 candidate filings states McAllister withdrew from the Constable, 1st District race after filing, naming Edward Dugan III as continuing in the race; this conflicts with his presence on the Secretary of State's certified November filing list and should be re-verified against the county's official filings before publication, per Pioneer News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Paul Kent Roby led a four-way May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 765 votes (39%), ahead of Eric W. Sullivan (613, 31.3%), Andrew M. Lutz (303) and John Cauley (280), per pmg-ky1.com's unofficial primary results (Kentucky nominates by plurality, no runoff). No Democratic or independent candidate was found; Roby appears unopposed in November.

  • Paul Kent Roby · Republican
    Roby is a challenger to the district's sitting constable, per a Pioneer News report on 2026 Bullitt County candidate filings, per Pioneer News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Mike Nemes (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky Senate District 38; Mike Nemes is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (legislature.ky.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Mike Nemes · RepublicanIncumbent
    Mike Nemes
    Mike Nemes is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky Senate District 38, serving since 2020 after prior service in the Kentucky House. He chairs the Senate State & Local Government Committee, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Peyton Griffee (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 26; Peyton Griffee is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (legislature.ky.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Peyton Griffee · RepublicanIncumbent
    Peyton Griffee
    Peyton Griffee is the Republican incumbent for Kentucky House District 26, serving since 2024. He is an attorney at Sweat & Griffee Law Firm and a Captain in the Army Reserve, according to the Kentucky General Assembly's legislator profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Emily Myers Callaway (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 37; Emily Myers Callaway is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (legislature.ky.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Emily Myers Callaway · RepublicanIncumbent
    Emily Myers Callaway
    Emily Myers Callaway is the incumbent Republican state representative for Kentucky House District 37, according to the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission's member roster. No campaign website or independent biographical source was found as of September 8, 2026.

Thomas Huff (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 49; Thomas Huff is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster (legislature.ky.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary (plurality, no runoffs); independent and minor-party candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Thomas Huff · RepublicanIncumbent
    Thomas Huff
    Thomas Huff is the incumbent Republican state representative for Kentucky House District 49, according to the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission's member roster. No campaign website or independent biographical source was found as of September 8, 2026.

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