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2 candidates are tracked for Nelson County Magistrate - 1st District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ballard Keith Metcalfe and Brandon Bryan. Candidate information follows official Nelson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ballard Keith Metcalfe, the incumbent, filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Nelson County Clerk's candidate list and the Fiscal Court's officials page. Brandon Bryan filed for the Republican nomination and also faced no primary opponent. Metcalfe and Bryan meet in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Democratic · Incumbent
Metcalfe is listed as the sitting District 1 magistrate on the Nelson County Fiscal Court, per Nelson County Fiscal Court official website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Republican
Brandon Bryan appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Nelson County Magistrate - 1st District, per the county clerk's official general-election candidate list.