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One candidate is tracked for Pike County Judge/Executive on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Suzy Gibson Shearer. Candidate information follows official Pike County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Open seat: Suzy Gibson Shearer (R) is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State's county candidate filing list. The sitting judge/executive, Ray S. Jones II (per the Pike County government officials page), did not file for the November 2026 ballot. A different Republican filer, Kenneth Reed "Reed" Adkins, withdrew from this race (per the SOS list).
Suzy Gibson Shearer is an attorney and a 2003 graduate of the Appalachian School of Law, with experience in criminal prosecutions and civil litigation, according to the law school and the News-Express. Her mother, Karen Gibson, previously served as Pike County Judge Executive, and Shearer would become only the second woman to hold the office, per the News-Express. Shearer is unopposed on the November ballot for Pike County Judge Executive. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
