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3 candidates are tracked for Fayette County Board of Education, Division 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: R. J. Hijalda, Tyler Murphy and Kathy Schiflett. Candidate information follows official Fayette County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nonpartisan Fayette County Board of Education seat on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot; 3 filers per the Secretary of State candidate filings.
Nonpartisan
R. J. Hijalda is a swim coach and a lead at Grounded All Day Cafe in Lexington who is running for the Fayette County Board of Education's Division 2 seat, per the Lexington Herald-Leader. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Tyler Murphy is the incumbent chair of the Fayette County Board of Education, seeking reelection to the Division 2 seat, per the district's official board page. No campaign website was found as of September 2026.
Nonpartisan
Kathy Schiflett is a Lexington resident who worked 23 years for the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts before retiring in 2021, per the Lexington Herald-Leader. She is running for the Fayette County Board of Education's Division 2 seat. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
3 candidates are tracked for Fayette County Board of Education, Division 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: R. J. Hijalda, Tyler Murphy and Kathy Schiflett. Candidate information follows official Fayette County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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