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2 candidates are tracked for Pike County Clerk on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Darrell Pugh and Rhonda Taylor. Candidate information follows official Pike County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Contested: incumbent Darrell Pugh (R) faces Rhonda Taylor (D) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list. Pugh is confirmed as the sitting county clerk on the Pike County government officials page.
Republican · Incumbent
Darrell Pugh is the sitting Pike County Clerk and has owned a jewelry store in Pikeville since 1989, also working as a licensed real estate broker since 1988, per his campaign website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Democratic
Rhonda Taylor previously served in the Pike County Clerk's office for two decades in both the clerk and deputy clerk roles and is seeking to return to the office, per the Pike County News-Express. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.