On every Lexington-Fayette ballot
Property Valuation AdministratorDavid ONeill (D)
David ONeill
O'Neill is the incumbent Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator, having held the position since February 2009, per Vote Local Lexington. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Judge/ExecutiveMary Diane McCord Hanna (D)
Mary Diane McCord Hanna
McCord Hanna holds degrees in family and health science and dental hygiene, and has worked as a dental hygienist, insurance clerk and retail assistant manager, per Vote Local Lexington. McCord Hanna owns and manages rental properties and a farm, and serves as president of the Old Richmond Road Neighborhood Association, per Vote Local Lexington. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
AttorneyAngela Evans (D)
Angela Evans
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Stay smart on crime while promoting equity and transparency in the County Attorney's Office and supporting evidence-based public safety initiatives
- Address systemic inequities in the criminal justice system for crime victims, defendants and the county as a whole
About Angela Evans
Angela Evans is an attorney who was sworn in as Fayette County Attorney in 2022, becoming the first African American county attorney in Kentucky, per the office's official website. She has more than two decades of legal experience, including as a public defender, holds degrees from Clark Atlanta University, the University of Tennessee and Princeton University, and previously served three terms on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council.
ClerkSusan Lamb (D)
Susan Lamb
Susan Lamb appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fayette County Clerk, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
SheriffKathy H. Witt (D)
Kathy H. Witt
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Victim services and community outreach programs
About Kathy H. Witt
Kathy H. Witt has served as Fayette County Sheriff since 1998, after joining the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff in 1985, per her campaign site. She is a Commonwealth of Kentucky certified peace officer and has focused on programs for victims of domestic and sexual violence, survivors of crime, and vulnerable adults, per the site.
CoronerGary Ginn (D)
Gary Ginn
Gary Ginn is the Fayette County coroner, first elected in 2003, per a candidate profile aggregator. He is originally from Trimble County, Kentucky, and has worked in funeral service since 1979, including as a Lexington deputy coroner. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Lexington-Fayette Urban County MayorNonpartisan race · Linda Gorton · Raquel E. Carter
Linda Gorton
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reducing crime and improving public safety
- Workforce training programs
- Regional economic development
About Linda Gorton
Linda Gorton is the sitting Mayor of Lexington, first elected in 2019 and reelected in 2022, per her campaign site. Before becoming mayor she served 16 years on the Urban County Council, including four years as vice mayor, per the site. She is a registered nurse and a graduate of the University of Kentucky.
Raquel E. Carter
Carter is a business owner and CEO of Guide Realty and serves on the Kentucky Real Estate Commission, appointed in 2020, per Vote Local Lexington. Carter previously chaired the Lexington Board of Adjustment from 2017 to 2025; this is her first run for office, per Vote Local Lexington. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council At-Large (3 seats)Nonpartisan race · William Tate Ohmer · Herbert Lynn · Christopher Shafer · James Brown · Dan Wu · Stephanie Aschmann Spires
William Tate Ohmer
Ohmer is a member of the Northside Neighborhood Association, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Herbert Lynn
Lynn works as an HVAC contractor, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Christopher Shafer
Shafer is an employee of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
James Brown
Brown is a current at-large member of the Urban County Council, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Dan Wu
Wu is the incumbent Vice Mayor and an at-large member of the Urban County Council, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Stephanie Aschmann Spires
Spires is a former Fayette County School Board member, per CivicLex. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressCommissioner, District 1Perry Scott Gibson (D)
Perry Scott Gibson
Gibson works as an inpatient pharmacy technician and is involved in real estate investment, per Vote Local Lexington. Gibson currently serves as a Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor, per Vote Local Lexington. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Commissioner, District 2Elizabeth Ann Hatfield (D)
Elizabeth Ann Hatfield
Hatfield is a pharmacy technician with 20 years of experience in retail and hospital settings, per Vote Local Lexington. Hatfield has lived in Fayette County for 15 years, per Vote Local Lexington. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Commissioner, District 3Chance M. E. McNamara (D)
Chance M. E. McNamara
Chance M. E. McNamara appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fayette County Commissioner, District 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division 1Nonpartisan race · Denotra Spruill Gunther
Denotra Spruill Gunther
Denotra Spruill Gunther serves as the District Court judge for the 22nd Judicial District, Division 1, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division 2Nonpartisan race · Shannon Brooks · Alex Garcia
Shannon Brooks
Shannon Brooks has served as a public defender since 2008, with 18 years serving Fayette County, including seven years as Directing Attorney of the Lexington Public Defender Office, per her campaign site. She is a member of the Fayette County Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, National Association for Public Defense and American Bar Association, per her campaign site. In June 2026 she received the Department of Public Advocacy's Professionalism and Excellence Award, per her campaign site.
Alex Garcia
Alex Garcia spent over a decade as a Kentucky prosecutor before spending three years in education law focused on students' civil rights compliance, per his campaign site. He serves as a Major in the Judge Advocate General Corps for the United States Army Reserve, providing legal assistance to service members and their families, per his campaign site.
District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division 3Nonpartisan race · Lindsay Hughes Thurston
Lindsay Hughes Thurston
Lindsay Hughes Thurston serves as the District Court judge for the 22nd Judicial District, Division 3, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division 4Nonpartisan race · Melissa Moore Murphy
Melissa Moore Murphy
Melissa Moore Murphy serves as the District Court judge for the 22nd Judicial District, Division 4, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
District Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Division 5Nonpartisan race · John Tackett
John Tackett
John Tackett serves as the District Court judge for the 22nd Judicial District, Division 5, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 5th District, Division 1Nonpartisan race · Will Moynahan · Lucy Ferguson VanMeter
Will Moynahan
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fairness and impartiality drawn from his legal and military service
About Will Moynahan
Will Moynahan is the incumbent judge of the Court of Appeals, 5th Appellate District, Division 1, appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear in April 2025, per his campaign site. He previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Kentucky and is a Naval Reserve aviator who flew combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lucy Ferguson VanMeter
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Appellate judges should have state trial-court experience
About Lucy Ferguson VanMeter
Lucy Ferguson VanMeter has served as a judge of the Fayette Circuit Court since 2018, per her campaign site. She previously was an equity partner at Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, handling civil and criminal cases across more than 50 Kentucky counties.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Fayette County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateAndy Barr (R) · Charles Booker (D) · Christopher Campbell (Kentucky Party)
Andy Barr
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.
- 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
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
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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