Earl-Ray Neal
Biography
Earl-Ray Neal serves as the District Court judge for the 25th Judicial District, Division 3, per the Kentucky Court of Justice. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Madison County, Kentucky
District Judge, 25th Judicial District, Division 3
Madison County, Kentucky
District Judge, 25th Judicial District, Division 3
Neal was on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Madison County election filings. Certified results will appear here once the election office certifies the count. Kentucky certifies the general election by November 23, 2026; county canvasses are due November 16. Official results: elect.ky.gov/results/2020-2029/Pages/2026.aspx.
About this race
Earl-Ray Neal 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 25th Judicial District (Clark, Madison) 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.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Earl-Ray Neal, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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