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Fairfield, Kentucky sample ballot 2026

Fairfield voters (Nelson County, Kentucky) see U.S. Senate plus 10 Nelson County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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Judge/ExecutiveTim Hutchins (R) · James Taylor "JT" Roby (D)

Tim Hutchins

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Keeping county government fiscally conservative with low taxes
  • Fully supporting police, fire, and emergency medical services
  • Improving roads and expanding sewer and water infrastructure
About Tim Hutchins

Hutchins owns Handy Food Mart, a local business he has run since 1972, per the campaign site. He previously served 17 years as Nelson County's 4th District Magistrate and completed four terms on the Fiscal Court, per the campaign site. A Nelson County native, he has spent decades in local business ownership, per the campaign site.

James Taylor "JT" Roby

Democratic

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • A public, easy-to-read tracking system for county spending, per The Kentucky Standard (pmg-ky2.com)
  • Repairing high-traffic roads and expanding broadband access, per The Kentucky Standard (pmg-ky2.com)
  • Modern equipment and competitive pay for first responders, per The Kentucky Standard (pmg-ky2.com)
About James Taylor "JT" Roby

James Taylor "JT" Roby is a special education teacher at Nelson County High School and a lifelong resident of Bardstown, according to The Kentucky Standard. He is the Democratic nominee for Nelson County Judge/Executive and has campaigned on fiscal transparency, road and broadband infrastructure, and support for local first responders, per the same report. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

ClerkJeanette Hall Sidebottom (D)

Jeanette Hall Sidebottom

Democratic

Sidebottom serves as Nelson County Clerk, an office handling motor vehicle titling and registration, deeds and mortgages, marriage licensing, and elections administration, per Nelson County Clerk official website.

AttorneyArch C. "Chip" McKay III (D)

Arch C. "Chip" McKay III

Democratic

The Nelson County Attorney's office prosecutes misdemeanor crimes and juvenile cases, advises the fiscal court, and collects delinquent property taxes, per Nelson County Attorney official website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

SheriffAdrian "AJ" Lewis Jr. (D) · Jarren Culver (R)

Adrian "AJ" Lewis Jr.

Democratic

Adrian "AJ" Lewis Jr. works at the Bardstown Police Department and coaches baseball, per the Kentucky Standard. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Jarren Culver

Republican

Culver is an officer with the Bardstown Police Department and a co-worker of his Democratic opponent, Adrian Lewis Jr, per The Kentucky Standard. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

JailerJustin David Hall (R)

Justin David Hall

Republican

Hall is the current Nelson County Jailer, per Nelson County Correctional Center official website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

CoronerKerry P. Monin (R)

Kerry P. Monin

Republican

Kerry P. Monin describes himself as a lifelong emergency worker with 40 years of community service, per the Kentucky Standard. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Property Valuation AdministratorStephen Hibbs (R)

Stephen Hibbs

Republican

Stephen Hibbs has a background in land surveying and property work, per the Kentucky Standard. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

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District Judge, 57th Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · John S. "Jack" Kelley V.

John S. "Jack" Kelley V.

NonpartisanIncumbent

John S. "Jack" Kelley V. serves as the District Court judge for the 57th Judicial District, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Kentucky Supreme Court, 3rd DistrictNonpartisan race · Debra Hembree Lambert

Debra Hembree Lambert

NonpartisanIncumbent

Debra Hembree Lambert is the incumbent justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, 3rd District, elected in 2018 and chosen by her fellow justices as Chief Justice in January 2025, per the court's official biography. She previously served as a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge and as a circuit/family court judge in the 28th Judicial Circuit. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Kentucky Court of Appeals, 3rd DistrictNonpartisan race · Greg Lay

Greg Lay

Nonpartisan

Greg Lay is a sitting judge with more than 20 years of judicial experience and is a candidate for Kentucky Court of Appeals, 3rd District, per his campaign site.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Nelson County page.

Statewide races

U.S. SenateAndy Barr (R) · Charles Booker (D) · Christopher Campbell (Kentucky Party)
Andy Barr

Andy Barr

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Border security
  • Tax cuts
  • Protecting our girls
About Andy Barr

Andy Barr is the sitting U.S. representative for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, per the House roster. He is an eighth-generation Kentuckian, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes him as a champion for the America First agenda in the House.

Key voting record
  • Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Supported
Charles Booker

Charles Booker

Democrat

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Making life more affordable
  • Growing Kentucky small businesses
  • Lowering the price at the pump
About Charles Booker

Charles Booker is a lifelong Kentuckian who grew up in West Louisville, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he served in the Kentucky House of Representatives, where he became a leading voice for health care access, criminal justice reform and economic justice.

Christopher Campbell

Christopher Campbell

Kentucky Party

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Medicare for all
  • Pro-labor, pro-union policies
  • Public health and environmental sustainability
About Christopher Campbell

Campbell is a lifelong Kentuckian from Marion County, a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, a member of a labor union (Local 1076) and a Kentucky National Guard veteran, per the campaign site. Campbell has worked in the healthcare field in nursing homes, hospitals, health departments and rape crisis centers, per the campaign site.

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