Floyd County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Judge/Executive, County Clerk and County Sheriff and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
County offices
ClerkChris Waugh (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Chris Waugh
Chris Waugh is unopposed for Floyd County Clerk in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Chris Waugh, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Republican filed, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup and the Floyd County Clerk's 2026 Candidates Listing.
Full race pageSheriffJohn Hunt (D) · Christopher Shepherd (R) · Tom T. Clark (Independent)
John Hunt
John Hunt has served as Floyd County Sheriff since 2014. He began his law enforcement career as a dispatcher for the Floyd County Sheriff's Department before becoming a Prestonsburg police patrolman in 1985 and later joining Kentucky State Police in 1991. After retiring from law enforcement, he and his wife owned and operated a commercial construction and property management business, per the Sheriff's Office's official biography. John Hunt appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Sheriff, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Christopher Shepherd
Christopher Shepherd appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Sheriff, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Tom T. Clark
Tom T. Clark appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Sheriff, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
John Hunt, the incumbent, faces Republican Christopher Shepherd on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup; neither had a primary opponent. The Floyd County Clerk's filing listing (current as of December 17, 2025) additionally shows independent Tom T. Clark filed for this office; independents can file after the party primary, and his filing could not be re-confirmed against a post-primary list this session.
Full race pageAttorneyMeka Hall Castle (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Meka Hall Castle (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Attorney.
Meka Hall Castle
Meka Hall Castle is unopposed for Floyd County Attorney in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Meka Castle (Hall Castle) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Republican filed, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup and the Floyd County Clerk's 2026 Candidates Listing.
Full race pageCoronerGreg Nelson (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Greg Nelson
Greg Nelson is unopposed for Floyd County Coroner in the November 2026 general election. He works as a funeral director and embalmer at Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home in Martin and Hindman, Kentucky, per the funeral home's staff page. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Greg Nelson, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Republican filed, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup.
Full race pageJailerSteve Little (D) · Ballaed Tussey Jr (R)
Steve Little (Democratic) and Ballaed Tussey Jr (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Jailer.
Steve Little
Steve Little is the incumbent Floyd County Jailer. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Ballaed Tussey Jr
Ballaed Tussey Jr is one of three candidates on the November 2026 general election ballot for Floyd County Jailer, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Steve Little, the incumbent, won the Democratic primary with 2,887 votes to Steve R. Montgomery's 1,301, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Floyd County primary canvass. A third Democratic filer on the clerk's listing, Shawn Stegall, does not appear in the certified canvass results for this contest and is treated as not having reached the primary ballot. Ballaed "Dr BJ" Tussey Jr. had no Republican primary opponent. Little and Tussey meet in November.
Full race pageProperty Valuation AdministratorDavid A. Layne (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
David A. Layne
David A. Layne was sworn in as Floyd County's Property Valuation Administrator, per the Floyd County Times, and is unopposed for the office in the November 2026 general election. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
David A. Layne, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Republican filed, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup.
Full race pageCommissionerNonpartisan race · Nola Mae Craft · Jeffery Shane Kinzer
Nola Mae Craft and Jeffery Shane Kinzer are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Commissioner.
Nola Mae Craft
Nola Mae Craft is one of two nonpartisan candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Commissioner in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Nola Mae Craft appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Commissioner, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Jeffery Shane Kinzer
Jeffery Shane Kinzer is one of two nonpartisan candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Commissioner in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Jeffery Shane Kinzer appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Commissioner, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Nola Mae Craft and Jeffery Shane Kinzer are the two filers for this nonpartisan seat, per the Floyd County Clerk's 2026 Candidates Listing; neither appeared in a primary contest in the certified canvass. WMDJ/FM's roundup does not separately list this race.
Full race pageMagistrate/Justice of the Peace District 1Mark Crider (D) · Roy Michael Ousley (R)
Mark Crider (Democratic) and Roy Michael Ousley (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 1.
Mark Crider
Mark Crider is one of two candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 1 in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Mark Crider appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Roy Michael Ousley
Roy Michael Ousley is one of two candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 1 in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Roy Michael Ousley appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Mark Crider, the incumbent Democrat, was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faces Republican Roy Michael "Mike" Ousley in November, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup and Mountain Top Media's report that Ousley is running for this seat. The Floyd County Clerk's filing listing incorrectly shows both men as Democrats; WMDJ/FM's post-filing roundup and Mountain Top Media both list Ousley as the Republican.
Full race pageMagistrate/Justice of the Peace District 2Randy Davis (R) · George Isaac (D)
Randy Davis (Republican) and George Isaac (Democratic) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 2.
Randy Davis
Randy Davis advanced from the Republican primary to the November 2026 general election ballot for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 2, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county election results. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
George Isaac
George Isaac won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary election for Floyd County Magistrate, District 2, unseating incumbent George Ousley, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified primary canvass, and faces Republican Randy Davis in November. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
George Isaac won a three-way Democratic primary with 404 votes, narrowly unseating incumbent George Ousley (375) and beating Cody Conley (255), per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Floyd County primary canvass. Randy K. Davis won the Republican primary with 359 votes over Dylan Kyle Patton's 95. The Floyd County Clerk's filing listing lists Isaac as a Republican ("Rodney George Issac") and shows both him and Davis as Republicans; the certified canvass instead shows Isaac running in the Democratic primary, and WMDJ/FM's roundup confirms Isaac as the Democratic magistrate for this district. Davis and Isaac meet in November.
Full race pageMagistrate/Justice of the Peace District 3Mike Tackett (D) · Orville Mitchell Jr (R)
Mike Tackett (Democratic) and Orville Mitchell Jr (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 3.
Mike Tackett
Mike Tackett is the incumbent Floyd County Magistrate for District 3. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Orville Mitchell Jr
Orville Mitchell Jr is a candidate on the November 2026 general election ballot for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 3, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Mike Tackett, the incumbent, won a three-way Democratic primary with 790 votes to Jimmy Dwayne Tackett's 574 and Glennis Ray Caudill's 67, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Floyd County primary canvass. Orville Mitchell Jr. had no Republican primary opponent, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup, which lists him as a Republican (the Floyd County Clerk's filing listing instead labels him Independent).
Full race pageMagistrate/Justice of the Peace District 4Ronnie Akers (D) · Donald Hall Jr (R)
Ronnie Akers (Democratic) and Donald Hall Jr (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 4.
Ronnie Akers
Ronnie Akers is one of two candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 4 in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Ronnie Akers appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 4, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Donald Hall Jr
Donald Hall Jr is one of two candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 4 in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Donald Hall Jr appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Magistrate/Justice of the Peace District 4, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Ronnie Akers, the incumbent Democrat, faces Republican Donald Hall Jr. in November; neither had a primary opponent, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup.
Full race pageConstable District 1Gary Wolfe (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Gary Wolfe
Gary Wolfe is unopposed for Floyd County Constable District 1 in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Gary Wolfe, the incumbent Republican, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot; no Democrat filed, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup.
Full race pageConstable District 2Gary Nelson (D) · James Hoover (Independent)
Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson is one of two candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Constable District 2 in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Gary Nelson appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Constable District 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
James Hoover
James Hoover is one of two candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Constable District 2 in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. James Hoover appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Constable District 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Gary Nelson, the incumbent Democrat, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup, which does not list a Republican or independent opponent. The Floyd County Clerk's filing listing additionally shows independent James Hoover as a filer for this seat as of December 17, 2025; his filing could not be re-confirmed against a post-primary list this session.
Full race pageConstable District 3Ernie Ray Moore (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Ernie Ray Moore (Democratic) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Constable District 3.
Ernie Ray Moore
Ernie Ray Moore is the incumbent Floyd County Constable for District 3. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Ernie Ray Moore, the incumbent, won the Democratic primary with 697 votes to Gary Dean Tackett's 589, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Floyd County primary canvass. No Republican filed, so Moore is unopposed in November.
Full race pageConstable District 4Allred Newsom (D) · Curtis Tackett (R) · Eddie Case (Independent)
Allred Newsom (Democratic), Curtis Tackett (Republican) and Eddie Case (Independent) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Constable District 4.
Allred Newsom
Allred Newsom is a candidate among multiple candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Constable District 4 in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Allred Newsom appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Constable District 4, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Curtis Tackett
Curtis Tackett is a candidate among multiple candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Constable District 4 in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Curtis Tackett appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Constable District 4, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Eddie Case
Eddie Case is a candidate among multiple candidates in a contested race for Floyd County Constable District 4 in the November 2026 general election, per the Floyd County Clerk's official candidates listing. Eddie Case appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Constable District 4, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Allred Newsom, the incumbent Democrat, had no primary opponent in the certified canvass; a second Democratic filer on the clerk's listing, David Wakeland, does not appear in the certified canvass and is treated as not having reached the primary ballot. Newsom faces Republican Curtis Tackett and independent Eddie Case in November, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup and the Floyd County Clerk's filing listing.
Full race pageSchool board
Board of Education, Division 1Nonpartisan race · Linda C Gearheart
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Linda C Gearheart is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Board of Education, Division 1.
Linda C Gearheart
Linda Gearheart is the sitting District 1 member of the Floyd County Board of Education, per the district's official board member roster. They are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Board of Education, Division 1. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan Floyd County Board of Education seat on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot; one filer, unopposed per the Secretary of State candidate filings.
Full race pageBoard of Education, Division 2Nonpartisan race · Jordon Case · Timothy K Combs · "jeff" William Sloan
Jordon Case, Timothy K Combs and "jeff" William Sloan are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Board of Education, Division 2.
Jordon Case
Jordon Case is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Board of Education, Division 2, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's candidate filings. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Timothy K Combs
Timothy K Combs is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Board of Education, Division 2, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's candidate filings. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
"jeff" William Sloan
"jeff" William Sloan is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Floyd County Board of Education, Division 2, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's candidate filings. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Nonpartisan Floyd County Board of Education seat on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot; 3 filers per the Secretary of State candidate filings.
Full race pageJudges
Judge/ExecutiveRobbie Williams (Independent) · Debbie Hall (R)
Robbie Williams
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Continued economic development for Floyd County, per Floyd County Chronicle & Times
- Public safety, per Floyd County Chronicle & Times
- Quality of life improvements, per Floyd County Chronicle & Times
About Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams is the incumbent Floyd County Judge/Executive, re-elected to a second term in November 2022, per WYMT. He filed as an independent for the November 3, 2026 general election. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Debbie Hall
Top priorities
From other published sources
- More transparency in county government, per Mountain Top Media
- Making residents feel more a part of county decision-making, per Mountain Top Media
About Debbie Hall
Debbie Hall, who goes by "Dr. Debbie," is a physician in Prestonsburg. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Robbie Williams, the incumbent, first elected in 2018 and re-elected to a second term in 2022, filed as an independent and does not appear on either party's primary ballot, per WMDJ/FM's candidate roundup and WYMT's coverage of his 2022 re-election. Debbie "Dr. Debbie" Hall won a three-candidate Republican primary with 1,127 votes to Doug Hopkins' 1,006 and Mason Glenn Tackett's 76, per the Kentucky State Board of Elections' certified Floyd County primary canvass. No Democrat filed. Hall and Williams meet on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Full race pageDistrict Judge, 31st Judicial District, Division 1Nonpartisan race · Jimmy "Blue" Marcum
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jimmy "Blue" Marcum
Jimmy "Blue" Marcum serves as the District Court judge for the 31st Judicial District, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Jimmy "Blue" Marcum is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Kentucky prints unopposed candidates, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Voters across the 31st Judicial District (Floyd) vote on this seat. Kentucky judicial elections are nonpartisan; a primary narrows the field only when three or more candidates file for a seat. Listed from the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list.
Full race pageDistrict Judge, 31st Judicial District, Division 2Nonpartisan race · Tyler Green · Ashley Tackett Laferty
Tyler Green
Tyler Green serves as the District Court judge for the 31st Judicial District, Division 2, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Ashley Tackett Laferty
Ashley Tackett Laferty is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 31st Judicial District, Division 2, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Tyler Green and Ashley Tackett Laferty are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Voters across the 31st Judicial District (Floyd) vote on this seat. Kentucky judicial elections are nonpartisan; a primary narrows the field only when three or more candidates file for a seat. Listed from the Kentucky Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate filings list.
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Find your districts by addressKentucky House District 95Tanner Hesterberg (R) · Johnny Ray Turner (D)
Tanner Hesterberg
Tanner Hesterberg is the Republican nominee for Kentucky House District 95 in the November 2026 general election, according to the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. No campaign website or independent biographical source was found as of September 8, 2026.
Johnny Ray Turner
Johnny Ray Turner is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky House District 95 in the November 2026 general election, according to the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified candidate filings. No campaign website or independent biographical source was found as of September 8, 2026.
Tanner Hesterberg (Republican), Johnny Ray Turner (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Kentucky House District 95. Not on the November ballot: Ashley Tackett Laferty, the sitting member per the roster. 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.
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